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L-Serine

Catalog No. A11179 Name Alfa Aesar
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SYNONYMS

Title
L-丝氨酸
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
L-serine
Synonyms
(S)-2-Amino-3-hydroxypropionic acid
H-Ser-OH

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 56-45-1
Beilstein Number 1721404
Merck Index 148460
MDL Number MFCD00064224
EC Number 200-274-3

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Melting Point 214-224°C dec.
Optical Rotation +15 (c=9 in 1N HCl)
RTECS VT8100000
TSCA Listed

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REFERENCES

  • Has been used in a synthesis of D-amino acids. The configuration is inverted by conversion of the carboxyl group to the new alkyl chain by reaction with an organolithium reagent to give the ketone, which is deoxygenated by Raney nickel desulfurization of the thioketal, the hydroxymethyl group becoming the new carboxyl group by oxidation with oxygen over a Pt catalyst: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 106, 1095 (1984):