L-Valine
L-Valine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C5H11NO2.
- Formula
- C5H11NO2
- Functional group
- Amino acids
- Molar mass
- 117.15 g/mol
- Also known as
- (2S)-2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid, valine, (S)-Valine, (S)-2-Amino-3-methylbutanoic acid, 2-Amino-3-methylbutyric acid, (S)-2-Amino-3-methylbutyric acid
Overview
L-Valine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C5H11NO2.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C5H11NO2
- Functional group
- Amino acids
- Molar mass
- 117.15 g/mol
- Also known as
- (2S)-2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid, valine, (S)-Valine, (S)-2-Amino-3-methylbutanoic acid, 2-Amino-3-methylbutyric acid, (S)-2-Amino-3-methylbutyric acid
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CC(C)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C5H11NO2/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3-4H,6H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)/t4-/m0/s1
- PubChem CID
- 6287
Properties
- Melting Point
- 315 °C (closed capillary)
- Sublimation
- Sublimes
- Density
- 1.23 g/cu cm at 25 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 5.85X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Amino acids
L-Valine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C5H11NO2.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: L-Valine (CID 6287)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-Valine — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6287#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2006., p. 1703
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): L-Valine — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6287#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2006., p. 1703
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): L-Valine — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6287#section=Density. 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. 3-516
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): L-Valine — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6287#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. 174