(±)-Arginine

C6H14N4O2CAS 7200-25-1174.20 g/mol

NHH2NNHNH2OOH
Carboxylic acidGuanidinePrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H14N4O2
Molar mass
174.20 g/mol
Exact mass
174.1117 Da
Melting point
217 °C (decomposes)
logP
-1.34Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
125.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
5 / 3
Rotatable bonds
5

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 150 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
7200-25-1
SMILES
N=C(N)NCCCC(N)C(=O)O
InChIKey
ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H14N4O2/c7-4(5(11)12)2-1-3-10-6(8)9/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,11,12)(H4,8,9,10)

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Names and synonyms

7 names
  • Arginine
  • Arginine, DL-
  • DL-Arginine
  • 2-Amino-5-(carbamimidamido)pentanoic acid
  • 2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
  • 2-Amino-5-(diaminomethylideneazaniumyl)pentanoate
  • 2-Amino-5-[(diaminomethylidene)amino]pentanoic acid

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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