Acetylglucosamine

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    7512-17-6

    Molecular formula
    C8H15NO6

    SMILES
    CC(=O)N[C@@H](C=O)[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 70.66%
    Savory 34.47%
    Sweet 33.94%
    Meaty 21.68%
    Milky 18.29%
    Cooling 18.05%
    Fishy 17.08%
    Buttery 16.89%
    Bitter 16.68%
    Cooked 15.7%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 64.12%
    Very mild 28.65%
    Sweet-like 27.59%
    Bitter 26.36%
    Bland 25.49%
    Mild 23.85%
    Yeast 20.61%
    Very slight 19.73%
    Acetoin 18.68%
    Nitrile 18.54%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -3.4

    pKa est.
    5.39 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    221.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    1206°C

    Melting point expt.

    • 205 °C

    Flash point

    • 253.7 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose
    • 7512-17-6
    • Marine Sweet
    • GreenNAG
    • Bio-NAG
    • N-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl]acetamide
    • acetyl glucosamine
    • 2-Acetamido-2-deoxyglucose
    • DTXSID3045855
    • N-((2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl)acetamide
    • D-Glucose, 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-
    • 2 Acetamido 2 Deoxyglucose
    • N-ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE D-
    • 2 Acetamido 2 Deoxy D Glucose
    • DTXCID5032369
    • D-Glucose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-
    • Glucopyranose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-
    • V956696549
    • N acetylglucosamine
    • NSC-400525
    • NSC-524344
    • Glucosamine, Acetyl
    • N Acetyl Glucosamine
    • Glucosamine, N-acetyl
    • beta N Acetylglucosamine
    • RefChem:936033
    • GlyTouCan:G01864SU
    • N Acetyl beta D Glucosamine
    • CHEBI:59640
    • G01864SU
    • 231-368-2
    • 2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose
    • Acetylglucosamine
    • N-Acetyl Glucosamine
    • N-Acetylglucosamine
    • aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
    • MFCD00136044
    • N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine - plant source
    • NSC 524344
    • 27555-50-6
    • CCRIS 9357
    • acetyl-glucosamine
    • NCGC00159338-02
    • NCGC00159338-03
    • EINECS 231-368-2
    • MFCD00061615
    • UNII-V956696549
    • NSC 400525
    • N Acetyl D Glucosamine
    • Glucosamine, N-acetyl-
    • A1EJ0
    • SCHEMBL19900
    • MLS006011606
    • orb1302795
    • N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (NAG)
    • CHEMBL4303483
    • N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE [MI]
    • CHEBI:17411
    • HY-A0132R
    • N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE [DSC]
    • N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine (Standard)
    • BB_NC-00194
    • HY-A0132
    • Tox21_111344
    • BBL033994
    • EBC-26229
    • N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE [USP-RS]
    • N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE [WHO-DD]
    • STK801800
    • AKOS005622647
    • DB00141
    • MA00834
    • MA10891
    • NCGC00159338-05
    • BP-13072
    • DS-18661
    • SMR002121580
    • SY046107
    • 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-alpga-D-glucopyranose
    • CAS-7512-17-6
    • CS-0017447
    • S6257
    • A-1200
    • A-1202
    • AB01325684-02
    • EN300-7414561
    • F224637
    • GLUCOPYRANOSE, 2-ACETAMIDO-2-DEOXY-, D-
    • N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine-Agarose, saline suspension
    • BRD-K80653534-001-01-7
    • Q32030210
    • 1186B229-E28C-4CF9-8146-EC06A584F821
    • N-[(1R,2R,3S,4R)-1-formyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-pentyl]acetamide
    • GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE IMPURITY A [ EP IMPURITY]
    • 7512-17-6

  • Applications

    Acetylglucosamine (CAS 7512-17-6) acts as a building block for chitin and chitosan derivatives, enabling biopolymer materials used in polymers/plastics and in coatings and as surface-modifying agents. It is employed in cosmetics/personal care as an ingredient or conditioning agent. In pharmaceutical and biotechnology contexts, it serves as an intermediate for glycosylated compounds and biomaterials studied for drug delivery and tissue engineering. In industrial manufacturing, it provides a starting material for specialty polymers and functional derivatives used in coatings, inks, and adhesives. Together these uses reflect its role as a versatile precursor for biologically derived polymers and related materials.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1.54
    methanol 11.94
    isopropanol 0.69
    water 769.54
    ethyl acetate 0.32
    n-propanol 1.12
    acetone 0.96
    n-butanol 0.64
    acetonitrile 0.65
    DMF 221.31
    toluene 0.22
    isobutanol 0.62
    1,4-dioxane 3.24
    methyl acetate 0.43
    THF 2.7
    2-butanone 0.62
    n-pentanol 0.35
    sec-butanol 0.83
    n-hexane 0.09
    ethylene glycol 67.37
    NMP 148.01
    cyclohexane 0.39
    DMSO 293.17
    n-butyl acetate 0.27
    n-octanol 0.39
    chloroform 0.1
    n-propyl acetate 0.22
    acetic acid 17.36
    dichloromethane 0.17
    cyclohexanone 2.95
    propylene glycol 25.1
    isopropyl acetate 0.25
    DMAc 97.07
    2-ethoxyethanol 9.47
    isopentanol 0.57
    n-heptane 0.21
    ethyl formate 1.45
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.25
    n-hexanol 0.64
    2-methoxyethanol 35.66
    isobutyl acetate 0.12
    tetrachloromethane 0.13
    n-pentyl acetate 0.22
    transcutol 7.41
    n-heptanol 0.54
    ethylbenzene 0.16
    MIBK 0.44
    2-propoxyethanol 4.83
    tert-butanol 1.41
    MTBE 0.35
    2-butoxyethanol 2.53
    propionic acid 3.81
    o-xylene 0.46
    formic acid 350.81
    diethyl ether 0.25
    m-xylene 0.28
    p-xylene 0.2
    chlorobenzene 0.09
    dimethyl carbonate 2.3
    n-octane 0.09
    formamide 203.33
    cyclopentanone 3.94
    2-pentanone 0.5
    anisole 0.43
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1.41
    gamma-butyrolactone 7.13
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 11.97
    pyridine 1.23
    3-pentanone 0.67
    furfural 14.19
    n-dodecane 0.04
    diethylene glycol 21.39
    diisopropyl ether 0.13
    tert-amyl alcohol 1.54
    acetylacetone 1.54
    n-hexadecane 0.05
    acetophenone 1.0
    methyl propionate 1.14
    isopentyl acetate 0.28
    trichloroethylene 0.33
    n-nonanol 0.4
    cyclohexanol 1.86
    benzyl alcohol 1.05
    2-ethylhexanol 0.44
    isooctanol 0.4
    dipropyl ether 0.52
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.17
    ethyl lactate 1.97
    propylene carbonate 2.82
    n-methylformamide 52.11
    2-pentanol 0.41
    n-pentane 0.09
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2.65
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1.23
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 3.7
    mesitylene 0.27
    ε-caprolactone 3.2
    p-cymene 0.27
    epichlorohydrin 1.91
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.09
    2-aminoethanol 34.1
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 67.31
    sulfolane 48.44
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.06
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1.17
    n-hexyl acetate 0.35
    isooctane 0.03
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4.1
    sec-butyl acetate 0.15
    tert-butyl acetate 0.48
    decalin 0.1
    glycerin 132.08
    diglyme 8.27
    acrylic acid 8.96
    isopropyl myristate 0.18
    n-butyric acid 2.05
    acetyl acetate 0.44
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.53
    ethyl propionate 0.36
    nitromethane 16.63
    1,2-diethoxyethane 0.58
    benzonitrile 0.44
    trioctyl phosphate 0.44
    1-bromopropane 0.09
    gamma-valerolactone 16.87
    n-decanol 0.32
    triethyl phosphate 0.81
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.31
    propionitrile 0.42
    vinylene carbonate 2.96
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 16.37
    DMS 0.67
    cumene 0.17
    2-octanol 0.28
    2-hexanone 0.29
    octyl acetate 0.27
    limonene 0.46
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 7.41
    ethyl orthosilicate 0.68
    tributyl phosphate 0.43
    diacetone alcohol 3.37
    N,N-dimethylaniline 0.97
    acrylonitrile 1.26
    aniline 0.77
    1,3-propanediol 16.03
    bromobenzene 0.06
    dibromomethane 0.1
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.43
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.6
    tetrabutyl urea 1.1
    diisobutyl methanol 0.36
    2-phenylethanol 0.78
    styrene 0.13
    dioctyl adipate 0.45
    dimethyl sulfate 11.49
    ethyl butyrate 0.44
    methyl lactate 8.79
    butyl lactate 0.97
    diethyl carbonate 0.36
    propanediol butyl ether 3.86
    triethyl orthoformate 0.66
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.28
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1.64
    morpholine 6.64
    tert-butylamine 0.53
    n-dodecanol 0.25
    dimethoxymethane 9.91
    ethylene carbonate 1.83
    cyrene 13.46
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 0.44
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.23
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.24
    4-methylpyridine 0.94
    dibutyl ether 0.23
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.36
    DEF 7.04
    dimethyl isosorbide 6.13
    tetrachloroethylene 0.53
    eugenol 2.21
    triacetin 0.97
    span 80 2.89
    1,4-butanediol 6.08
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.07
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.37
    methyl formate 21.66
    2-methyl-1-butanol 0.73
    n-decane 0.07
    butyronitrile 0.29
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.33
    1-chlorooctane 0.11
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.06
    n-nonane 0.08
    undecane 0.05
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.06
    cyclooctane 0.2
    cyclopentanol 2.31
    tetrahydropyran 0.93
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.59
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 7.48
    1-hexene 0.1
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2.79
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 20.57
    methyl butyrate 0.65

    Scent© AI

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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