Leucine

• Formula: C₆H₁₃NO₂
• Molecular weight: 131.1729
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5H,3,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ROHFNLRQFUQHCH-RXMQYKEDSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 61-90-5
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Stereoisomers:
  • Leucine
  • D-Leucine
  • DL-Leucine
• Other names: L-Leucine; Leucine, L-; L-α-Aminoisocaproic acid; α-Amino-γ-methylvaleric acid; (S)-(+)-Leucine; L-(+)-Leucine; Leu; Pentanoic acid, 2-amino-4-methyl-, (S)-; 2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid, (L)-; 2-Amino-4-methylvaleric acid, (L)-; iso-C4H9CH(NH2)COOH; L-(-)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid; Norvaline, 4-methyl-, (L)-; Valeric acid, 2-amino-4-methyl-, (S)-; Leucin; (S)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid; (S)-Leucine; (S)-2-Amino-4-methylvaleric acid; L-Norvaline, 4-methyl-; NSC 46709
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

C₆H₁₂NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₂NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₃NO₂

References

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Wu, Zhu, et al., 1993
Wu, D.; Zhu, Y.; Gao, Z.; Qu, S., Determination of combustion heat of some amino acids, Wuhan Daxue Xuebao Ziran Kexueban, 1993, 78-82. [all data]

Hutchens, Cole, et al., 1963
Hutchens, J.O.; Cole, A.G.; Stout, J.W., Heat capacities from 11 to 305°K., entropies, and free energies of formation of L-valine, L-isoleucine, and L-leucine, J. Phys. Chem., 1963, 67, 1128-1130. [all data]

Huffman, Fox, et al., 1937
Huffman, H.M.; Fox, S.W.; Ellis, E.L., Thermal data. VII. The heats of combustion of seven amino acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 2144-21. [all data]

Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986
Pedley, J.B.; Naylor, R.D.; Kirby, S.P., Thermochemical Data of Organic Compounds, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1986, 1-792. [all data]

Tsuzuki and Hunt, 1957
Tsuzuki, T.; Hunt, H., Heats of combustion. VI. The heats of combustion of some amino acids, J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 1668. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Fischer and Wrede, 1904
Fischer, E.; Wrede, F., Uber die Verbrennungswarme einiger organischer Verbindungen, Sitzungsber. Dtsch. Akad. Wiss. Berlin Kl. Math. Phys. Tech., 1904, 687-715. [all data]

Lemoult, 1904
Lemoult, M.P., Remarques sur une serie recenie de determinations calorimetriques, Compt. Rend., 1904, 663-635. [all data]

Badelin, Kulikov, et al., 1990
Badelin, V.G.; Kulikov, O.V.; Batagin, V.S.; Udzig, E.; Zielenkiewicz, A.; Zielenkiewicz, W.; Krestov, G.A., Physico-chemical properties of peptides and their solutions, Thermochim. Acta, 1990, 169, 81-93. [all data]

Kulikov, Kozlov, et al., 1989
Kulikov, O.V.; Kozlov, V.A.; Malenkina, L.I.; Badelin, V.G., Heat capacities of amino acids and peptides and excess characteristics ot their aqueous solutions, Sbornik Nauch. Trud., Termodin. Rast. neelect., Ivanovo, Inst. nevod. rast., 1989, Akad. [all data]

Spink and Wads, 1975
Spink, C.H.; Wads, I., Thermochemistry of solutions of biochemical model compounds. 4. The partial molar heat capacities of some amino acids in aqueous solution, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1975, 7, 561-572. [all data]

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]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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