2-Methyl-L-serine Chemical Properties

Melting point:

286-288 °C

alpha 

3.3 º (c=5, 6N HCl 25 ºC)

Boiling point:

222.38°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.3126 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4183 (estimate)

storage temp. 

under inert gas (nitrogen or Argon) at 2–8 °C

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly, Heated), Water (Slightly)

form 

Powder

pka

2.20±0.10(Predicted)

color 

White

Stability:

Hygroscopic

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H9NO3/c1-4(5,2-6)3(7)8/h6H,2,5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)/t4-/m0/s1

InChIKey

CDUUKBXTEOFITR-BYPYZUCNSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)[C@](C)(CO)N

CAS DataBase Reference

16820-18-1

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

24/25-37/39-26

HS Code 

29225000

MSDS

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2-Methyl-L-serine Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white powder

Uses

A potential chiral building blocks for the synthesis of different α -methyl α -amino acids.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-methyl-L-serine is the L-enantiomer of 2-methylserine. It is a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid and a 2-methylserine. It is an enantiomer of a 2-methyl-D-serine. It is a tautomer of a 2-methyl-L-serine zwitterion.

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