L-Phenylalanine
L-Phenylalanine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H11NO2.
- Formula
- C9H11NO2
- Functional group
- Amino acids
- Molar mass
- 165.19 g/mol
- Also known as
- (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, phenylalanine, (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, 3-Phenyl-L-alanine, (S)-Phenylalanine, (L)-Phenylalanine
Overview
L-Phenylalanine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H11NO2.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C9H11NO2
- Functional group
- Amino acids
- Molar mass
- 165.19 g/mol
- Also known as
- (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, phenylalanine, (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, 3-Phenyl-L-alanine, (S)-Phenylalanine, (L)-Phenylalanine
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- InChI
- 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
- PubChem CID
- 6140
Properties
- Melting / decomposition
- 283 °C decomposes
- Sublimation
- 563 °F at 760 mmHg (sublimes) (NTP, 1992)
- Water solubility
- In water, 2.64X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C
Data availability
Not published: Density.
Related compounds
- Amino acids
L-Phenylalanine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H11NO2.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: L-Phenylalanine (CID 6140)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): L-Phenylalanine — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6140#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-424
- CAMEO Chemicals: L-Phenylalanine — boiling pointCAMEO Chemicals
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6140#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: National Toxicology Program, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NTP). 1992. National Toxicology Program Chemical Repository Database. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): L-Phenylalanine — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6140#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. 578