Histidine

• Formula: C₆H₉N₃O₂
• Molecular weight: 155.1546
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H9N3O2/c7-5(6(10)11)1-4-2-8-3-9-4/h2-3,5H,1,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t5-/m1/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HNDVDQJCIGZPNO-RXMQYKEDSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 71-00-1
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: L-Histidine; Histidine, L-; Glyoxaline-5-alanine; L-(-)-Histidine; 1H-Imidazole-4-propanoic acid, α-amino-, (S)-; 4-(2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl)imidazole; Anti-rheuma
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of sublimation

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

C₆H₈N₃O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₈N₃O₂^- + H⁺ = C₆H₉N₃O₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₆H₉N₃O₂ = (Na⁺ • C₆H₉N₃O₂)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

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MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Protonation entropy at 298K

De-protonation reactions

C₆H₈N₃O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₈N₃O₂^- + H⁺ = C₆H₉N₃O₂

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₆H₉N₃O₂ = (Na⁺ • C₆H₉N₃O₂)

IR Spectrum

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Condensed Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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References

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Vasilev, Borodin, et al., 1989
Vasilev, V.P.; Borodin, V.A.; Kopnyshev, S.B., Standard enthalpies of formation of L-histidine and L-proline, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1989, 63, 891-892. [all data]

Wilson, Watson, et al., 1979
Wilson, S.R.; Watson, I.D.; Malcolm, G.N., Enthalpies of formation of solid cytosine, L-histidine, and uracil, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1979, 11, 911-912. [all data]

Gaffney, Pierce, et al., 1977
Gaffney, Jeffrey S.; Pierce, Robert C.; Friedman, Lewis, Mass spectrometer study of evaporation of .alpha.-amino acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 13, 4293-4298, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00455a015 . [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]

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]

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]

Bojesen and Breindahl, 1994
Bojesen, G.; Breindahl, T., On the Proton Affinity od Some Alpha-Amino Acids and the Theory of the Kinetic Method., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin 2, 1994, 1029. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid 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
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation

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