Creatine

Creatine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H9N3O2.

Formula
C4H9N3O2
Molar mass
131.13 g/mol
Also known as
2-[carbamimidoyl(methyl)amino]acetic acid, Creatin, N-amidinosarcosine, Kreatin, Krebiozon, methylglycocyamine, N-methyl-N-guanylglycine

Overview

Creatine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H9N3O2.

Identifiers

Formula
C4H9N3O2
Molar mass
131.13 g/mol
Also known as
2-[carbamimidoyl(methyl)amino]acetic acid, Creatin, N-amidinosarcosine, Kreatin, Krebiozon, methylglycocyamine, N-methyl-N-guanylglycine
Chemical identifiers
SMILES
CN(CC(=O)O)C(=N)N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H9N3O2/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9/h2H2,1H3,(H3,5,6)(H,8,9)
PubChem CID
586

Properties

Melting / decomposition
Decomposes at 303 °C
Water solubility
In water, 1.33X10+4 mg/L at 18 °C
Data availability

Not published: Boiling Point, Density.

References

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: Creatine (CID 586)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.

  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Creatine — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/586#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lewis, R.J., Sr (Ed.). Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 13th ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997., p. 309

  3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Creatine — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/586#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky, S.H., He, Yan., Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data: An Extensive Compilation of Aqueous Solubility Data for Organic Compounds Extracted from the AQUASOL dATAbASE. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. 2003., p. 124