N-Acetyl-L-cysteine
[CAS# 7218-04-4]

Identification

• Name: N-Acetyl-L-cysteine
• Synonyms: (2R)-2-Acetamido-3-sulfanyl-propanoic acid; (2R)-2-acetylamino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid; (R)-2-Acetamido-3-mercaptopropanoic acid
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₉NO₃S
• Molecular Weight: 163.19
• CAS Registry Number: 7218-04-4
• EINECS: 230-609-9
• SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@@H](CS)C(=O)O
• InChI: 1S/C5H9NO3S/c1-3(7)6-4(2-10)5(8)9/h4,10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t4-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: PWKSKIMOESPYIA-BYPYZUCNSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.3±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Melting point: 112°C (Expl.)
• Boiling point: 407.7±40.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 200.4±27.3°C (Cal.)

Safety Data

• Safety Description: CAUTION: May irritate eyes, skin, and respiratory tract

References

• (1): Pablo Casuso, Pedro Carrasco, Iraida Loinaz, Hans J. Grande and Ibon Odriozola. Converting drugs into gelators: supramolecular hydrogels from N-acetyl-l-cysteine and coinage-metal salts, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 5455.