Alanine

• Formula: C₃H₇NO₂
• Molecular weight: 89.0932
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m1/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QNAYBMKLOCPYGJ-UWTATZPHSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 56-41-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Stereoisomers:
  • dl-Alanine
  • D-Alanine
  • 2-aminopropanoic acid
• Other names: L-Alanine; Alanine, L-; α-Alanine; α-Aminopropionic acid; (S)-Alanine; L-α-Alanine; L-α-Aminopropionic acid; L-(+)-Alanine; L-2-Aminopropanoic acid; L-2-Aminopropionic acid; Propanoic acid, 2-amino-; Propanoic acid, 2-amino-, (S)-; L-CH3CH(NH2)COOH; (S)-2-Aminopropanoic acid; 2-Aminopropanoic acid; 2-Aminopropionic acid; Ala; Ritalanine; NSC 206315; 2-Aminopropanoic acid, L-
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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

Phase change data

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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

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

C₃H₆NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₃H₆NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₃H₇NO₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₃H₇NO₂ = (Na⁺ • C₃H₇NO₂)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₃H₆NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₃H₆NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₃H₇NO₂

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₃H₇NO₂ = (Na⁺ • C₃H₇NO₂)

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas 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
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions

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