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N-Acetyl-L-phenylalanine

ReagentPlus^®, 99%

• Synonym(s): (+)-N-Acetylphenylalanine, (S)-2-Acetamido-3-phenylpropanoic acid
• Linear Formula: C₆H₅CH₂CH(NHCOCH₃)CO₂H
• CAS Number: 2018-61-3
• Molecular Weight: 207.23
• EC Number: 217-959-8
• MDL number: MFCD00063158
• UNSPSC Code: 12352209
• eCl@ss: 32160406
• PubChem Substance ID: 24888445
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• Assay: 99%
• form: powder
• optical activity: [α]22/D +40.0°, c = 1 in methanol
• reaction suitability: reaction type: C-H Activation; reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis; reagent type: ligand; reaction type: Peptide Synthesis
• mp: 171-173 °C (lit.)
• application(s): peptide synthesis
• functional group: amine; carboxylic acid
• SMILES string: CC(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C11H13NO3/c1-8(13)12-10(11(14)15)7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6,10H,7H2,1H3,(H,12,13)(H,14,15)/t10-/m0/s1
• InChI key: CBQJSKKFNMDLON-JTQLQIEISA-N

Description

General description

N-Acetyl-L-phenylalanine is an acetyl analog of L-phenylalanine. It is widely used as a reactant to synthesize methyl or ethyl esters of N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine, which are employed as versatile building blocks in peptide synthesis.

Application

N-Acetyl-L-phenylalanine can be used as a reactant to synthesize:

• N-acetyl phenylalanine methyl ester by esterification reaction with methanol using Mukaiyama′s reagent.
• Acetylaminocyclohexane propanoic acid by rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation reaction.

Legal Information

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Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable