Methyl N-Acetyl-3-Methyl-L-Valinate
[CAS# 143005-55-4]

Identification

• Name: Methyl N-Acetyl-3-Methyl-L-Valinate
• Synonyms: (S)-methyl 2-acetamido-3,3-dimethylbutanoate; N-Acetyl tert-leucine methyl ester
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₇NO₃
• Molecular Weight: 187.24
• CAS Registry Number: 143005-55-4
• SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)OC)C(C)(C)C
• InChI: 1S/C9H17NO3/c1-6(11)10-7(8(12)13-5)9(2,3)4/h7H,1-5H3,(H,10,11)/t7-/m1/s1
• InChIKey: MNKLWOGVQOMQHS-SSDOTTSWSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.0±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 285.1±13.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 126.2±19.8°C (Cal.)
• Refractive index: 1.438 (Cal.)

References

• (1): Axel G. Griesbeck and Heike Heckroth. Photofragmentation of C,N-protected a-amino acids: comparing tert-leucine with sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cysteine, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2003, 2, 1130.