Phenylglycine

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Phenylglycine
Names
IUPAC name
2-Amino-2-phenylacetic acid
Other names
2-Phenylglycine; Aminophenylacetic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
608018
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.018.735 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-719-1 220-608-1
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H9NO2/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H,9H2,(H,10,11)
    Key: ZGUNAGUHMKGQNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C(=O)O)N
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).

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.

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