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L-Glutamic acid

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SYNONYMS

Title
L-谷氨酸
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-aminopentanedioic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
L-glutamic acid
Synonyms
L-2-Aminoglutaric acid
H-Glu-OH

DATABASE IDS

EC Number 200-293-7
Merck Index 144469
Beilstein Number 1723801
MDL Number MFCD00002634
CAS Number 56-86-0

PROPERTIES

Purity 99+%
Density 1.525
Melting Point 189-192°C dec.
Optical Rotation +31 (c=5 in 5N HCl)
RTECS LZ9700000
TSCA Listed

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REFERENCES

  • For use as a chiral building-block in the synthesis of the (S)-isomer of -butyrolactone-4-carboxylic acid, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 7, 99 (1990):
  • For the differential protection of the ɑ-carboxyl group of N-protected glutamic acid by reaction with formaldehyde to form the cyclic 5-oxazolidinone, see: Synthesis, 542 (1989).