Lysine

C6H14N2O2CAS 70-54-2146.19 g/mol

H2NNH2OOH
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H14N2O2
Molar mass
146.19 g/mol
Exact mass
146.1055 Da
Melting point
224 °C
logP
-0.47Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
89.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 3
Rotatable bonds
5

Hazards

Not classified as hazardous under GHS by 200 ECHA notifiers. Aggregated from 200 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Identifiers

CAS number
70-54-2
SMILES
NCCCCC(N)C(=O)O
InChIKey
KDXKERNSBIXSRK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H14N2O2/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h5H,1-4,7-8H2,(H,9,10)

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Lysine, DL-
  • DL-Lysine
  • DL-α,ε-Diaminocaproic acid
  • 2,6-Diaminohexanoic acid
  • (±)-Lysine
  • (RS)-Lysine
  • (±)-2,6-Diaminohexanoic acid
  • AminoShure-L

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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