Lysine

• Formula: C₆H₁₄N₂O₂
• Molecular weight: 146.1876
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H14N2O2/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h5H,1-4,7-8H2,(H,9,10)/t5-/m1/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KDXKERNSBIXSRK-RXMQYKEDSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 56-87-1
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Species with the same structure:
  • L-Lysine, hydrate (1:1)
• Stereoisomers:
  • dl-Lysine
• Other names: L-Lysine; Lysine, L-; (S)-α,ε-Diaminocaproic acid; Hexanoic acid, 2,6-diamino-, (S)-; L-(+)-Lysine; Lysine acid; 2,6-Diaminohexanoic acid; α,ε-Diaminocaproic acid; L-H2N(CH2)4CH(NH2)COOH; Aminutrin; (S)-2,6-Diaminohexanoic acid; α-Lysine; (S)-Lysine; Lys; h-Lys-oh; L-Norleucine, 6-amino-
• Information on this page:
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

C₆H₁₃N₂O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₃N₂O₂^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₄N₂O₂

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
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₆H₁₃N₂O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₃N₂O₂^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₄N₂O₂

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]

O'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992
O'Hair, R.J.; Bowie, J.H.; Gronert, S., Gas Phase Acidity of the alpha-Amino Acids, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1992, 117, 23, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(92)80083-D . [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]

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]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

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

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