Phenylalanine

C9H11NO2CAS 63-91-2165.19 g/mol

H2NOHO
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C9H11NO2
Molar mass
165.19 g/mol
Exact mass
165.0790 Da
Density
1.24 g/mL
Melting point
283 °C (decomposes)
logP
0.64Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
63.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
3
Stereocentres
Sin SMILES atom order

Identifiers

CAS number
63-91-2
SMILES
N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)O
InChIKey
COLNVLDHVKWLRT-QMMMGPOBSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C9H11NO2/c10-8(9(11)12)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6,10H2,(H,11,12)/t8-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

21 names · show all
  • L-Phenylalanine
  • Alanine, phenyl-, L-
  • (S)-α-Aminohydrocinnamic acid
  • (S)-α-Amino-β-phenylpropionic acid
  • β-Phenyl-L-alanine
  • β-Phenyl-α-alanine
  • Antibiotic FN 1636
  • Benzenepropanoic acid, α-amino-, (S)-
  • Phenyl-α-alanine
  • 3-Phenyl-L-alanine
  • 3-Phenylalanine
  • (S)-Phenylalanine
  • (S)-α-Aminobenzenepropanoic acid
  • (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropionic acid
  • L-Alanine, 3-phenyl-
  • (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid
  • (S)-(-)-Phenylalanine
  • (-)-Phenylalanine
  • L-(-)-Phenylalanine
  • NSC 79477
  • (2S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid

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