Phenylalanine
- Formula: C9H11NO2
- Molecular weight: 165.1891
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: COLNVLDHVKWLRT-MRVPVSSYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 63-91-2
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: L-Phenylalanine; Alanine, phenyl-, L-; α-Amino-β-phenylpropionic acid; α-Aminohydrocinnamic acid; β-Phenyl-α-alanine; β-Phenyl-L-alanine; β-Phenylalanine; (-)-β-Phenylalanine; (S)-Phenylalanine; Antibiotic FN 1636; Benzenepropanoic acid, α-amino-, (S)-; L-Antibiotic FN 1636; Phenyl-α-alanine; 3-Phenyl-L-alanine; 3-Phenylalanine; β-Phenyl-α-alanine, L-; Alanine, phenyl-; Alanine, 3-phenyl-; Hydrocinnamic acid, α-amino-; L-β-Phenylalanine; L-Alanine, phenyl-; (S)-α-Aminobenzenepropanoic acid; PAL; (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid; (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropionic acid; L-Alanine, 3-phenyl-; NSC 79477; (-)-Phenylalanine
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Phase change data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
Enthalpy of sublimation
ΔsubH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
154. ± 0.8 | 455. | V | Svec and Clyde, 1965 | ALS |
154. ± 8. | 455. | ME | Svec and Clyde, 1965, 2 | See also Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987, and Clyde and Svec, 1964.; AC |
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
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proton affinity (review) | 922.9 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 888.9 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
De-protonation reactions
C9H10NO2- + =
By formula: C9H10NO2- + H+ = C9H11NO2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1418. ± 18. | kJ/mol | CIDC | Jones, Bernier, et al., 2007 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 1408. ± 13. | kJ/mol | G+TS | O'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1379. ± 13. | kJ/mol | CIDC | O'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992 | gas phase; B |
References
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Svec and Clyde, 1965
Svec, H.J.; Clyde, D.D.,
Vapor pressures of some α-amino acids,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1965, 10, 151. [all data]
Svec and Clyde, 1965, 2
Svec, H.J.; Clyde, D.D.,
Vapor Pressures of Some α-Amino Acids.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1965, 10, 2, 151-152, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60025a024
. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press Inc., London, 1970, 643. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Clyde and Svec, 1964
Clyde, D.D.; Svec, H.,
, U. S. Atomic Energy Comm. IS-790, 1964, 1. [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]
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:
ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔsubH Enthalpy of sublimation - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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