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Merck
CN

78020

L-Phenylalanine

≥99.0% (NT)

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropionic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
165.19
EC Number:
200-568-1
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1910408
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assay

≥99.0% (NT)

optical activity

[α]20/D −34±1°, c = 2% in H2O

impurities

≤0.3% foreign amino acids

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.2% loss on drying, 110 °C

mp

270-275 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, NH4+: ≤100 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C9H11NO2/c10-8(9(11)12)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6,10H2,(H,11,12)/t8-/m0/s1

InChI key

COLNVLDHVKWLRT-QMMMGPOBSA-N



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