Molecular properties
- Formula
- C6H14N2O2
- Molar mass
- 146.19 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 146.1055 Da
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 89.30 Ų
- -3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 56-87-1
- PubChem CID
- 5962
Molecule record
lysine
C6H14N2O2
146.19 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 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- (+)-S-Lysine
- (2S)-6-amino-2-azaniumylhexanoate
- (S)-2,6-Diaminohexanoic acid
- (S)-Lysine
- (S)-alpha,epsilon-Diaminocaproic acid
- 2,6-diaminohexanoate
- 56-87-1
- 6-ammonio-L-norleucine
Show all 23 synonyms
- Aminutrin
- CHEBI:18019
- CHEBI:25094
- DTXCID403232
- DTXSID6023232
- K3Z4F929H6
- L-2,6-Diaminocaproic acid
- L-lys
- L-lysine
- LYS (IUPAC abbreviation)
- Lisina
- Lysinum
- alpha-Lysine
- h-Lys-oh
- lysine acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(CCN)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(CCN)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C6H14N2O2/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h5H,1-4,7-8H2,(H,9,10)/t5-/m0/s1
- InChIKey
- KDXKERNSBIXSRK-YFKPBYRVSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 5962
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 lysine; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for lysine; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
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