Molecular properties
- Formula
- C6H14N4O2
- Molar mass
- 174.20 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 174.1117 Da
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 128.00 Ų
- -4.2 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 74-79-3
- PubChem CID
- 6322
Molecule record
arginine
C6H14N4O2
174.20 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Amine
Carboxylic acid
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | -4.2 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- (2S)-2-amino-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoic acid
- (2S)-2-amino-5-carbamimidamidopentanoic acid
- (2S)-2-amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
- (S)-2-Amino-5-((aminoiminomethyl)amino)pentanoic acid
- (S)-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
- (S)-2-Amino-5-guanidinovaleric acid
- 2-amino-5-guanidinovaleric acid
- 74-79-3
Show all 21 synonyms
- 94ZLA3W45F
- ARGININE, L-
- Arginina
- Argininum
- CHEBI:16467
- DTXCID4021056
- DTXSID6041056
- L-(+)-Arginine
- L-Arg
- L-Arginin
- L-alpha-Amino-delta-guanidinovaleric acid
- L-arginine
- NSC-206269
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CN=C(N)N
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CN=C(N)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C6H14N4O2/c7-4(5(11)12)2-1-3-10-6(8)9/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,11,12)(H4,8,9,10)/t4-/m0/s1
- InChIKey
- ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-BYPYZUCNSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 6322
Spectroscopy
Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.
Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for arginine; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for arginine; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
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