Glycine

• Formula: C₂H₅NO₂
• Molecular weight: 75.0666
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 56-40-6
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Species with the same structure:
  • alpha-glycine
• Other names: Acetic acid, amino-; Aciport; Aminoacetic acid; Aminoethanoic acid; Glicoamin; Glycocoll; Glycolixir; Glycosthene; Padil; NH2CH2COOH; Amitone; Glycine, non-medical; Hampshire glycine; Athenon; Gly; Glycine, free base; Gyn-hydralin; 2-Aminoacetic acid; NSC 25936; Corilin (Salt/Mix)
• Information on this page:
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₄NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₄NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₂H₅NO₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₂H₅NO₂ = (Na⁺ • C₂H₅NO₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₂H₅NO₂ = (K⁺ • C₂H₅NO₂)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Protonation entropy at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₄NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₄NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₂H₅NO₂

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Additional Data

References

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Jones, Bernier, et al., 2007
Jones, C.M.; Bernier, M.; Carson, E.; Colyer, K.E.; Metz, R.; Pawlow, A.; Wischow, E.D.; Webb, I.; Andriole, E.J.; Poutsma, J.C., Gas-phase Acities of the 20 Protein Amino Acids, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2007, 267, 1-3, 54-62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2007.02.018 . [all data]

Caldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989
Caldwell, G.; Renneboog, R.; Kebarle, P., Gas Phase Acidities of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids, Based on Measurements of Proton Transfer Equilibria, Can. J. Chem., 1989, 67, 4, 661, https://doi.org/10.1139/v89-092 . [all data]

Locke and McIver, 1983
Locke, M.J.; McIver, R.T., Jr., Effect of Solvation on the Acid/Base Properties of Glycine, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1983, 105, 4226. [all data]

Muftakhov, Vasil'ev, et al., 1999
Muftakhov, M.V.; Vasil'ev, Y.V.; Mazunov, V.A., Determination of electron affinity of carbonyl radicals by means of negative ion mass spectrometry, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 13, 12, 1104-1108, https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0231(19990630)13:12<1104::AID-RCM619>3.0.CO;2-C . [all data]

Kish, Ohanessian, et al., 2003
Kish, M.M.; Ohanessian, G.; Wesdemiotis, C., The Na+ affinities of a-amino acids: side-chain substituent effects, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2003, 227, 3, 509, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(03)00082-4 . [all data]

Moision and Armentrout, 2002
Moision, R.M.; Armentrout, P.B., Experimental and Theoretical Dissection of Sodium Cation/Glycine Interactions, J. Phys. Chem A, 2002, 106, 43, 10350, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0216373 . [all data]

Klassen, Anderson, et al., 1996
Klassen, J.S.; Anderson, S.G.; Blades, A.T.; Kebarle, P., Reaction Enthalpies for M+L = M+ + L, Where M+ = Na+ and K+ and L = Acetamide, N-Methylacetamide, N,N-Dimethylacetamide, Glycine, and Glycylglycine, from Determinations of the Collision-Induced Dissociation Thresholds, J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 33, 14218, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9608382 . [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2004
Bouchoux, G.; Buisson, D.A.; Colas, C.; Sablier, M., Protonation thermochemistry of alpha-amino acids bearing a basic residue, European J. Mass Spectrom., 2004, 10, 977. [all data]

Bouchoux and Salpin, 2003
Bouchoux, G.; Salpin, J.Y., Gas-phase basicity of glycine, alanine, proline, serine, lysine, histidine and some of their peptides by the thermokinetic method, European J. Mass Spectrometry, 2003, 9, 391-402. [all data]

Wu and Lebrilla, 1995
Wu, J.; Lebrilla, C.B., Intrinsic Basicity of Oligomeric Peptides that Contain Glycine, Alanine, and Valine - The Effects of the Alkyl Side Chain on Proton Transfer Reactions, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 1995, 6, 91. [all data]

Cannington and Ham, 1983
Cannington, P.H.; Ham, N.S., He(I) and He(II) photoelectron spectra of glycine and related molecules, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1983, 32, 139. [all data]

Debies and Rabalais, 1974
Debies, T.P.; Rabalais, J.W., Electronic structure of amino acids and ureas, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1974, 3, 315. [all data]

Zaretskii, Sadovskaya, et al., 1971
Zaretskii, V.I.; Sadovskaya, V.L.; Wulfson, N.S.; Sizoy, V.F.; Merimson, V.G., Mass spectrometry of steroid systems-XXI. Appearance and ionization potentials for the stereoisomers of the D-homoestrane series, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1971, 5, 1179. [all data]

Svec and Junk, 1967
Svec, H.J.; Junk, G.A., Electron-impact studies of substituted alkanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1967, 89, 790. [all data]

Slifkin and Allison, 1967
Slifkin, M.A.; Allison, A.C., Measurement of ionization potentials from contact charge transfer spectra, Nature, 1967, 215, 949. [all data]

Junk and Svec, 1963
Junk, G.; Svec, H., The mass spectra of the α-amino acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1963, 85, 839. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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