chempirical

(+-)-Methionine

C5H11NO2SCAS 59-51-8149.21 g/mol

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SNH2OOH
Carboxylic acidPrimary amineSulfide

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H11NO2S
Molar mass
149.21 g/mol
Exact mass
149.0510 Da
Density
1.3 g/mL
Melting point
281 °C (decomposes)
Water solubility
48 g/L (20 °C)
logP
0.15Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
63.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 3
Rotatable bonds
4

Hazards

Not classified as hazardous under GHS by 199 ECHA notifiers. Aggregated from 199 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Identifiers

CAS number
59-51-8
SMILES
CSCCC(N)C(=O)O
InChIKey
FFEARJCKVFRZRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H11NO2S/c1-9-3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h4H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

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Names and synonyms

31 names · show all
  • (±)-Methionine
  • Methionine
  • Methionine, DL-
  • DL-Methionine
  • α-Amino-γ-methylmercaptobutyric acid
  • DL-2-Amino-4-(methylthio)butyric acid
  • Banthionine
  • Cynaron
  • Dyprin
  • Lobamine
  • Meonine
  • Methilanin
  • Metione
  • Neston
  • Racemethionine
  • Lactet
  • Pedameth
  • Urimeth
  • Amurex
  • NSC 9241
  • Meprom M 85
  • Rhodimet NP 99
  • Smartamine M
  • Smartamine
  • Timet
  • MetAMINO
  • MetiPEARL
  • Acimetion
  • 2-Amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid
  • 2-Amino-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid
  • 2-Azaniumyl-4-methylsulfanylbutanoate

Reactions

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Methionine63-68-3Defined stereoisomer D-Methionine348-67-4Defined stereoisomer Zinc methionine sulfate56329-42-1Salt

Similar compounds

Homocystine462-10-269 % similar Homocystine626-72-269 % similar DL-Homocystine870-93-969 % similar S-Methylcysteine1187-84-467 % similar Ethionine13073-35-364 % similar D-Ethionine535-32-064 % similar DL-Ethionine67-21-064 % similar 2-Hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butyric acid583-91-561 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

L-Penicillamine1113-41-3 4-Aminotetrahydro-2H-thiopyran 1,1-dioxide210240-20-3 (±)-Penicillamine52-66-4 (-)-Penicillamine52-67-5

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