Phenylglycine
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| IUPAC name
2-Amino-2-phenylacetic acid | |
| Other names
2-Phenylglycine; Aminophenylacetic acid | |
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| 608018 | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.018.735 |
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| Properties | |
| C8H9NO2 | |
| Molar mass | 151.165 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | White solid |
| Melting point | 290 °C (554 °F; 563 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Phenylglycine is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CH(NH2)CO2H. It is a non-proteinogenic alpha amino acid related to alanine, but with a phenyl group in place of the methyl group. It is a white solid. The compound exhibits some biological activity.[1]
It is prepared from benzaldehyde by amino cyanation (Strecker synthesis).[2] It can also be prepared from glyoxal[3] and by reductive amination of phenylglyoxylic acid.
