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5,5,5-Trifluoro-DL-leucine

≥98.0% (sum of isomers, HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-Amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)pentanoic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10F3NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
185.14
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
32160406
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (sum of isomers, HPLC)

form

crystals

reaction suitability

reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis

application(s)

peptide synthesis

SMILES string

CC(CC(N)C(O)=O)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C6H10F3NO2/c1-3(6(7,8)9)2-4(10)5(11)12/h3-4H,2,10H2,1H3,(H,11,12)

InChI key

XFGVJLGVINCWDP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

5,5,5-Trifluoro-DL-leucine, also known as trifluoroleucine, is an analog of L-leucine amino acid, often used to synthesize highly fluorinated peptides.[1]

Application

5,5,5-trifluoroleucine can be incorporated into the coiled-coil peptides to increase their thermal stability.[2]

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A coiled coil with a fluorous core
B Bilgicer
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 19, 4393-4399 (2001)
Biosynthesis and stability of coiled-coil peptides containing (2S,4R)-5,5,5-trifluoroleucine and (2S,4S)-5,5,5-trifluoroleucine.
Jin Kim Montclare et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 10(1), 84-86 (2008-12-19)
E Casalone et al.
Yeast (Chichester, England), 16(6), 539-545 (2000-05-03)
The function of the open reading frame (ORF) YOR108w of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been analysed. The deletion of this ORF from chromosome XV did not give an identifiable phenotype. A mutant in which both ORF YOR108w and LEU4 gene have
J T Mulligan et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 151(2), 609-619 (1982-08-01)
Fusions of the lac genes to the promoters of four structural genes in the methionine biosynthetic pathway, metA, metB, metE, and metF, were obtained by the use of the Mu d(Ap lac) bacteriophage. The levels of beta-galactosidase in these strains
Stabilization of coiled-coil peptide domains by introduction of trifluoroleucine
Y Tang
Biochemistry, 40, 2790-2796 (2001)

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