Glutamic acid

C5H9NO4CAS 56-86-0147.13 g/mol

NH2OOHOHO
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H9NO4
Molar mass
147.13 g/mol
Exact mass
147.0532 Da
Density
1.46 g/mL
Melting point
224 °C (decomposes)
pKa
2.19, 4.25, 9.67
Water solubility
8.57 g/L (25 °C)
logP
-0.74Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
100.6 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 3
Rotatable bonds
4
Stereocentres
Sin SMILES atom order

Hazards

Not classified as hazardous under GHS by 307 ECHA notifiers. Aggregated from 307 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Identifiers

CAS number
56-86-0
SMILES
N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t3-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

28 names · show all
  • L-Glutamic acid
  • Glutamic acid, L-
  • Aciglut
  • Glusate
  • Glutacid
  • α-Glutamic acid
  • l-Glutaminic acid
  • Glutaminol
  • Glutaminic acid
  • Glutaton
  • Pentanedioic acid, 2-amino-, (S)-
  • L-(+)-Glutamic acid
  • α-Aminoglutaric acid
  • 1-Aminopropane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid
  • (S)-(+)-Glutamic acid
  • Glutamicol
  • Glutamidex
  • (S)-Glutamic acid
  • (S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid
  • 2-Aminoglutaric acid
  • (2S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid
  • L-α-Aminoglutaric acid
  • E 620
  • NSC 143503
  • (S)-2-Amino-1,5-pentanedioic acid
  • (+)-L-Glutamic acid
  • Sortem
  • (2S)-2-Azaniumyl-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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