L-Alanine
[CAS# 25281-63-4]

Identification

• Name: L-Alanine
• Synonyms: (±)-alanine; (2S)-2-ammoniopropanoate; (2S)-2-azaniumylpropanoate
• Molecular Formula: C₃H₇NO₂
• Molecular Weight: 89.09
• CAS Registry Number: 25281-63-4
• SMILES: C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
• InChI: 1S/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: QNAYBMKLOCPYGJ-REOHCLBHSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.2±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Melting point: 314°C (Expl.)
• Boiling point: 212.9±23.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 82.6±22.6°C (Cal.)
• Refractive index: 1.46 (Cal.)
• solubility: Soluble to 100 mM in water

Safety Data

• Safety Description: Irritant/Store under Argon

References

• (1): Laurence Burroughs, Matthew E. Vale, James A. R. Gilks, Henrietta Forintos, Christopher J. Hayes and Paul A. Clarke. Efficient asymmetric organocatalytic formation of erythrose and threose under aqueous conditions, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4776.