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Fmoc-Ala-OH

Novabiochem^®

• Synonym(s): Fmoc-Ala-OH, N-α-Fmoc-L-alanine monohydrate
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₈H₁₇NO₄
• CAS Number: 35661-39-3
• Molecular Weight: 311.33
• UNSPSC Code: 12352209
• EC Index Number: 252-660-6
• NACRES: NA.22
• MDL number: MFCD00037139

Properties

• Quality Segment: 400
• product line: Novabiochem^®
• assay: ≥93.0% (acidimetric), ≥98% (TLC), ≥99.0% (HPLC)
• form: powder
• reaction suitability: reaction type: Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis
• manufacturer/tradename: Novabiochem^®
• mp: 140-150 °C
• application(s): peptide synthesis
• functional group: Fmoc
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• SMILES string: N(C(C)C(=O)O)C(=O)OCC1c2c(cccc2)c3c1cccc3
• InChI: 1S/C18H17NO4/c1-11(17(20)21)19-18(22)23-10-16-14-8-4-2-6-12(14)13-7-3-5-9-15(13)16/h2-9,11,16H,10H2,1H3,(H,19,22)(H,20,21)
• InChI key: QWXZOFZKSQXPDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

High purity Fmoc-protected amino acid for research and process production of peptides, with very low levels of dipeptide, free-amino acids and acetic acid impurities.
Standard building block for introduction of alanine amino-acid residues by Fmoc SPPS

Associated Protocols and Technical Articles
Fmoc-amino acids for Peptide Production
Cleavage and Deprotection Protocols for Fmoc SPPS

Application

• Interface Passivation of Perovskite Solar Cells by Fmoc-Ala-OH Amino Acids: This study explores the effects of Fmoc-Ala-OH on perovskite solar cells, showing its potential to improve the efficiency and stability of these devices (Song et al., 2023).
• Charge and Sequence Effects on the Self-Assembly and Subsequent Hydrogelation of Fmoc-depsipeptides: Discusses the role of Fmoc-Ala-OH in the self-assembly processes necessary for creating advanced materials, highlighting its utility in material science (Nguyen et al., 2014).
• High-Quality Conjugated Polymers Achieving Ultra-Trace Detection of Cr2O72- in Agricultural Products: Illustrates the application of Fmoc-Ala-OH in the development of sensitive detection systems for environmental monitoring (Li et al., 2022).
• A Liquid-Phase Continuous-Flow Peptide Synthesizer for Preparing C-terminal Free Peptides: Details how Fmoc-Ala-OH is used in innovative peptide synthesis technologies to streamline production processes in pharmaceutical applications (Otake et al., 2023).
• Self-assembled Structures Formed by Fmoc Modified Aliphatic Amino Acids: Examines the use of Fmoc-Ala-OH in the formation of self-assembled structures, which are crucial for developing new materials with tailored properties (Gour et al., 2021).

Analysis Note

Colour (visual): white to off white
Appearance of substance (visual): powder
Colour index (0,5 M in DMF): ≤ 150 Hazen
Identity (IR): passes test
Enantiomeric purity: ≥ 99.8 % (a/a)
Purity (HPLC): ≥ 99.0 % (a/a)
Fmoc-ß-Ala-OH (HPLC): ≤ 0.1 % (a/a)
Fmoc-ß-Ala-Ala-OH (HPLC): ≤ 0.1 % (a/a)
Fmoc-Ala-Ala-OH (HPLC): ≤ 0.1 % (a/a)
Assay free amino acid (GC): ≤ 0.2 %
Purity (TLC(011A)): ≥ 98 %
Purity (TLC(0811)): ≥ 98 %
Solubility (25 mmole in 50 ml DMF): clearly soluble
Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 93.0 %
Water (K. F.): ≤ 6.0 %
Ethyl acetate (HS-GC): ≤ 0.5 %
Acetate (IC): ≤ 0.02 %

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Other Notes

Replaces: 04-12-1006

Legal Information

Novabiochem is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable