2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    443-79-8

    Molecular formula
    C6H13NO2

    SMILES
    CCC(C)C(C(=O)O)N

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 66.32%
    Cooling 37.8%
    Mint 31.64%
    Savory 24.33%
    Milky 18.9%
    Bitter 18.1%
    Cheesy 17.36%
    Grapefruit 16.43%
    Malty 14.82%
    Fresh 14.57%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 45.97%
    Mild 28.94%
    Bland 25.05%
    Sulfury 20.07%
    Acrid 20.0%
    Yeasty 19.86%
    Stinky 19.8%
    Bloody 19.55%
    Roquefort cheese 19.25%
    Cedarleaf 19.13%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -1.7

    pKa est.
    6.48 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    131.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 275 °C

    Boiling point

    • 225.00 to 226.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point

    • 110.32 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • 21.4 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Soluble in water; Insoluble in ether
    • Insoluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • DL-ISOLEUCINE
    • 443-79-8
    • 2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid
    • DL-Allo-isoleucine
    • 2095501-92-9
    • L(+)-Isoleucine
    • 2-amino-3-methyl-pentanoic acid
    • Isoleucine, DL-
    • 3107-04-8
    • DL-2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid
    • H-DL-allo-Ile-OH
    • CHEBI:38264
    • DL-Alloisoleucine
    • Isoleucine, allo-
    • Isoleucine, threo-
    • L-Isoleucine, allo-
    • L-Isoleucine, threo-
    • NSC-9958
    • NSC46708
    • MFCD00065934
    • (dl)-isoleucine
    • Isoleucine #
    • NSC-206282
    • Norvaline, threo-
    • NCGC00181164-01
    • Norvaline, erythro-
    • (+/-)-Isoleucine
    • L-Norvaline, threo-
    • (+/-)-erythro-form
    • ISOLEUCINE,(L)
    • (+/-)-erythro-Isoleucine
    • SCHEMBL8868
    • Acetic acid, (R*,R*)-
    • WLN: QVYZY2&1 -L
    • L-Isoleucine, non animal origin
    • 2-amino-3-methyl pentanoic acid
    • FEMA 3295
    • DTXSID80901480
    • NSC9958
    • WLN: QVYZY2&1 -L,ALLO
    • Pentanoic acid, [S-(R*,R*)]-
    • Pentanoic acid, [S-(R*,S*)]-
    • BBL100034
    • FD3037
    • NSC206282
    • STL185601
    • AKOS000120120
    • AKOS016051419
    • DL-Allo-isoleucine (H-DL-xiIle-OH)
    • CS-W013422
    • HY-W012706
    • PB48180
    • SB75593
    • .alpha.-Amino-.beta.-methylvaleric acid
    • AC-24098
    • AS-49219
    • DA-62942
    • SY017751
    • SY022275
    • SY022276
    • SY022277
    • SY022340
    • (2r,3r)-2-amino-3-methyl-pentanoic acid
    • DB-017950
    • DB-043068
    • DB-043069
    • [(2R,3R)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid]
    • A0212
    • NS00080659
    • EN300-19355
    • SR-01000944853
    • SR-01000944853-1
    • BRD-A02232681-001-01-8
    • Q27117434
    • Q60662693
    • Z104473608
    • B821F6FC-012D-4267-ABE2-AA1F36808C01

  • Applications

    2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid, CAS 443-79-8, isoleucine, an essential amino acid with diverse industrial and research uses. It is commonly used as a nutritional supplement for humans and as a feed additive to support growth in livestock and poultry. It serves as an essential nutrient in cell culture and fermentation media for bioprocess development. It also functions as a chiral building block for pharmaceutical synthesis and as a precursor in peptide synthesis for research and development. Additionally, it is explored as a monomer or component for amino acid-based polymers and biodegradable materials in polymer science.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1.02
    methanol 3.23
    isopropanol 2.04
    water 19.74
    ethyl acetate 0.74
    n-propanol 0.58
    acetone 0.1
    n-butanol 0.37
    acetonitrile 0.58
    DMF 0.6
    toluene 0.27
    isobutanol 1.59
    1,4-dioxane 2.12
    methyl acetate 2.51
    THF 2.93
    2-butanone 0.8
    n-pentanol 0.75
    sec-butanol 1.42
    n-hexane 0.11
    ethylene glycol 14.7
    NMP 21.92
    cyclohexane 0.11
    DMSO 11.23
    n-butyl acetate 2.12
    n-octanol 1.48
    chloroform 0.97
    n-propyl acetate 0.65
    acetic acid 16.06
    dichloromethane 0.77
    cyclohexanone 3.0
    propylene glycol 9.71
    isopropyl acetate 0.77
    DMAc 5.31
    2-ethoxyethanol 4.31
    isopentanol 1.11
    n-heptane 0.19
    ethyl formate 1.08
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.53
    n-hexanol 3.36
    2-methoxyethanol 4.75
    isobutyl acetate 0.71
    tetrachloromethane 1.12
    n-pentyl acetate 1.75
    transcutol 12.91
    n-heptanol 3.09
    ethylbenzene 0.43
    MIBK 0.97
    2-propoxyethanol 10.24
    tert-butanol 4.28
    MTBE 1.15
    2-butoxyethanol 7.64
    propionic acid 8.32
    o-xylene 1.04
    formic acid 52.74
    diethyl ether 0.18
    m-xylene 0.81
    p-xylene 0.74
    chlorobenzene 0.7
    dimethyl carbonate 0.73
    n-octane 0.12
    formamide 14.82
    cyclopentanone 3.33
    2-pentanone 0.34
    anisole 0.84
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1.45
    gamma-butyrolactone 10.02
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3.75
    pyridine 1.08
    3-pentanone 0.53
    furfural 14.44
    n-dodecane 0.1
    diethylene glycol 24.69
    diisopropyl ether 0.37
    tert-amyl alcohol 5.49
    acetylacetone 1.51
    n-hexadecane 0.11
    acetophenone 2.28
    methyl propionate 0.97
    isopentyl acetate 3.55
    trichloroethylene 1.76
    n-nonanol 1.48
    cyclohexanol 2.0
    benzyl alcohol 2.22
    2-ethylhexanol 3.14
    isooctanol 3.45
    dipropyl ether 0.47
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.7
    ethyl lactate 2.61
    propylene carbonate 6.01
    n-methylformamide 1.39
    2-pentanol 0.66
    n-pentane 0.05
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 6.84
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4.76
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 10.65
    mesitylene 0.98
    ε-caprolactone 5.62
    p-cymene 1.55
    epichlorohydrin 3.73
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.96
    2-aminoethanol 8.88
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 10.32
    sulfolane 41.68
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.27
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2.7
    n-hexyl acetate 2.31
    isooctane 0.21
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 10.45
    sec-butyl acetate 0.79
    tert-butyl acetate 2.1
    decalin 0.31
    glycerin 29.77
    diglyme 12.37
    acrylic acid 11.87
    isopropyl myristate 1.1
    n-butyric acid 3.15
    acetyl acetate 1.28
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4.42
    ethyl propionate 0.68
    nitromethane 6.1
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1.13
    benzonitrile 1.55
    trioctyl phosphate 3.14
    1-bromopropane 0.17
    gamma-valerolactone 8.77
    n-decanol 1.2
    triethyl phosphate 2.43
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1.33
    propionitrile 0.37
    vinylene carbonate 4.54
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 19.45
    DMS 3.16
    cumene 0.88
    2-octanol 1.75
    2-hexanone 0.52
    octyl acetate 1.69
    limonene 1.78
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2.08
    ethyl orthosilicate 2.22
    tributyl phosphate 2.66
    diacetone alcohol 7.41
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1.38
    acrylonitrile 0.82
    aniline 0.97
    1,3-propanediol 5.24
    bromobenzene 0.59
    dibromomethane 0.49
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2.36
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4.2
    tetrabutyl urea 3.16
    diisobutyl methanol 2.3
    2-phenylethanol 5.14
    styrene 0.28
    dioctyl adipate 2.07
    dimethyl sulfate 4.14
    ethyl butyrate 1.34
    methyl lactate 4.07
    butyl lactate 4.19
    diethyl carbonate 1.12
    propanediol butyl ether 8.3
    triethyl orthoformate 1.72
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.57
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 8.8
    morpholine 1.82
    tert-butylamine 1.53
    n-dodecanol 0.94
    dimethoxymethane 0.61
    ethylene carbonate 2.89
    cyrene 16.85
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3.16
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2.49
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2.66
    4-methylpyridine 0.81
    dibutyl ether 0.36
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2.3
    DEF 0.8
    dimethyl isosorbide 20.76
    tetrachloroethylene 3.16
    eugenol 9.2
    triacetin 4.34
    span 80 10.86
    1,4-butanediol 4.08
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.35
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1.9
    methyl formate 1.85
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1.33
    n-decane 0.13
    butyronitrile 0.28
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2.05
    1-chlorooctane 0.44
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.26
    n-nonane 0.11
    undecane 0.11
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.36
    cyclooctane 0.12
    cyclopentanol 3.93
    tetrahydropyran 0.58
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1.4
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 14.23
    1-hexene 0.18
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4.05
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 15.48
    methyl butyrate 0.9

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IFRA standard 51

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