Molecular properties
- Formula
- C5H9NO4
- Molar mass
- 147.13 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 147.0532 Da
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 101.00 Ų
- -3.7 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 56-86-0
- PubChem CID
- 33032
Molecule record
GLUTAMIC ACID
C5H9NO4
147.13 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 | -3.7 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- (2S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid
- (S)-(+)-Glutamic acid
- (S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid
- (S)-Glutamic acid
- 56-86-0
- Acide glutamique
- Acido glutamico
- Acidum glutamicum
Show all 22 synonyms
- Aciglut
- Glutamic acid, L-
- Glutamicol
- Glutamidex
- Glutaminol
- Glutaton
- L-(+)-glutamic acid
- L-Glutaminic acid
- L-glu
- L-glutamate
- L-glutamic acid
- alpha-aminoglutaric acid
- glutacid
- glutaminic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(CC(=O)O)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(CC(=O)O)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t3-/m0/s1
- InChIKey
- WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N
- PubChem CID
- 33032
Spectroscopy
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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
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Simulated EI mass spectrum
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Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
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