14010

O-Benzyl-L-tyrosine

≥99.0% (NT), for peptide synthesis

• Synonym(s): 4-Benzyloxy-L-phenylalanine
• Linear Formula: C₆H₅CH₂OC₆H₄CH₂CH(NH₂)CO₂H
• CAS Number: 16652-64-5
• Molecular Weight: 271.31
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 2659642
• EC Number: 240-699-1
• MDL number: MFCD00002605
• UNSPSC Code: 12352200
• PubChem Substance ID: 329750389
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• product name: O-Benzyl-L-tyrosine, ≥99.0% (NT)
• assay: ≥99.0% (NT)
• optical activity: [α]20/D −9.5±1°, c = 1% in acetic acid: water (4:1)
• reaction suitability: reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis
• mp: 259 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• application(s): peptide synthesis
• functional group: amine; carboxylic acid; phenyl
• SMILES string: N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(OCc2ccccc2)cc1)C(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C16H17NO3/c17-15(16(18)19)10-12-6-8-14(9-7-12)20-11-13-4-2-1-3-5-13/h1-9,15H,10-11,17H2,(H,18,19)/t15-/m0/s1
• InChI key: KAFHLONDOVSENM-HNNXBMFYSA-N
• Gene Information: human ... PPARG(5468)

Description

General description

O-Benzyl-L-tyrosine is a derivative of the natural amino acid tyrosine. It is used as a building block in a variety of applications, including solution-phase peptide synthesis, and the production of pharmaceuticals and other chemicals.

Application

O-Benzyl-L-tyrosine can be used as a building block in the synthesis of amphiphilic block co-polypeptides, due to their potential applications in biomedical fields. For instance, it is used to prepare Lysine-block-tyrosine block copolypeptides, which are useful as targeted drug carriers, functional nanobioreactors, and biomimetic encapsulants in the biomedical fields.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)