N-Acetyltryptophan

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    87-32-1

    Molecular formula
    C13H14N2O3

    SMILES
    CC(=O)NC(CC1=CNC2=CC=CC=C21)C(=O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 56.67%
    Savory 35.52%
    Fruity 31.99%
    Cooked 29.4%
    Meaty 28.98%
    Grape 28.51%
    Milky 23.71%
    Bitter 22.68%
    Roasted 20.77%
    Burnt 20.67%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 62.49%
    Bitter 61.72%
    Mild 33.46%
    Bland 28.97%
    Very mild 26.77%
    Sweet-like 21.9%
    Yeast 21.2%
    Nitrile 20.11%
    Orange flower 19.81%
    Bread crust 19.38%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.1

    pKa est.
    6.25 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    246.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    605°C

    Flash point

    • 279.35 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • N-Acetyl-DL-tryptophan
    • 87-32-1
    • N-Acetyltryptophan
    • acetyltryptophan
    • 2-acetamido-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
    • DL-Acetyltryptophan
    • DL-N-Acetyltryptophan
    • Tryptophan, N-acetyl-
    • N-Acetyl-DL-tryptophane
    • NSC49124
    • n-acetyltryptophane
    • NSC 49124
    • 4460NBV53F
    • AC-Try
    • EINECS 201-739-3
    • NSC-49124
    • ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN, DL-
    • Acetyl tryptophan
    • d,l-alpha-Acetylamino-3-indolepropionic acid
    • CHEBI:70976
    • ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN [WHO-DD]
    • DTXSID40861672
    • 2-(acetylamino)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
    • N-ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN [EP MONOGRAPH]
    • ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN, DL-(II)
    • ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN, DL-[II]
    • EINECS 214-935-9
    • N-ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN (EP MONOGRAPH)
    • N-acetyltryptophanate sodium
    • DLAcetyltryptophan
    • DLNAcetyltryptophan
    • NAcetylDLtryptophane
    • NalphaAcetylDLtryptophan
    • RefChem:828923
    • DTXCID30204473
    • d,lalphaAcetylamino3indolepropionic acid
    • NSC 90726
    • Ac-DL-Trp-OH
    • DL-Tryptophan, N-acetyl-
    • MFCD00005644
    • Tryptophan, N-acetyl-, DL-
    • N-acetyl tryptophan
    • N-Acetyltryptophan #
    • N-alpha-Acetyl-DL-Tryptophan
    • 2-(acetylamino)-3-indol-3-ylpropanoic acid
    • Nalpha-acetyl-DL-tryptophan
    • UNII-4460NBV53F
    • Acetyl-dl-tryptophan
    • Na-Acetyl-D-tryptophan
    • Na-Acetyl-L-tryptophan
    • N-Acetyl DL-Tryptophan
    • N-acetyl-D,L-tryptophan
    • Cambridge id 5117020
    • 2-Acetylamino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propionic acid
    • NCIOpen2_005595
    • Oprea1_817403
    • SCHEMBL57140
    • CBDivE_014228
    • MLS000686793
    • orb1302526
    • SCHEMBL3211052
    • CHEMBL1905494
    • SCHEMBL29360698
    • ACon1_001308
    • BDBM91686
    • DZTHIGRZJZPRDV-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • HMS2271L03
    • HMS3372O11
    • ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN, DL- [II]
    • BB_SC-12989
    • NSC90726
    • BBL000688
    • CCG-41706
    • EBC-47442
    • MSK009036
    • SBB028576
    • STK367673
    • AKOS000120599
    • AKOS016040255
    • CS-W012698
    • HY-W011982
    • AC-19242
    • AC-27041
    • NCI60_004180
    • SMR000339886
    • ST011968
    • SY036799
    • VS-00668
    • DB-041633
    • DB-045994
    • DB-056991
    • A0120
    • dl-.alpha.-Acetamidoindole-3-propionic acid
    • NS00014999
    • DL-.alpha.-Acetylamino-3-indolepropionic acid
    • EN300-18555
    • 2-acetamido-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-propionic acid
    • d,l-.alpha.-Acetylamino-3-indolepropionic acid
    • M03109
    • AB00637124-07
    • 005A644
    • F040909
    • SR-01000597217
    • SR-01000597217-1
    • SR-01000597217-2
    • BRD-A18626878-001-01-6
    • Q27139225
    • Z85881713
    • 3AD26BD1-C587-4301-9682-DA13678CE54F
    • InChI=1/C13H14N2O3/c1-8(16)15-12(13(17)18)6-9-7-14-11-5-3-2-4-10(9)11/h2-5,7,12,14H,6H2,1H3,(H,15,16)(H,17,18)
    • 87-32-1

  • Applications

    N-Acetyltryptophan (CAS 87-32-1) is primarily used as a synthetic intermediate and a protecting-group derivative in pharmaceutical chemistry and related research. It serves as a building block for the synthesis of tryptophan-containing compounds and peptidomimetics, enabling control of the tryptophan residue during peptide assembly. It is also employed as a research chemical and analytical standard in academic and industrial laboratories, supporting method development and structure–activity studies. In addition, it may be explored in polymer science as a functionalized amino-acid derivative for specialty polymers or used as a precursor in the synthesis of tryptophan-containing compounds in product development research. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1.38
    methanol 3.18
    isopropanol 0.6
    water 1.54
    ethyl acetate 0.35
    n-propanol 0.85
    acetone 0.72
    n-butanol 0.72
    acetonitrile 0.25
    DMF 38.91
    toluene 0.01
    isobutanol 0.61
    1,4-dioxane 0.74
    methyl acetate 0.89
    THF 3.31
    2-butanone 1.53
    n-pentanol 0.85
    sec-butanol 1.08
    n-hexane 0.01
    ethylene glycol 8.81
    NMP 38.27
    cyclohexane 0.0
    DMSO 14.88
    n-butyl acetate 0.64
    n-octanol 0.13
    chloroform 0.09
    n-propyl acetate 0.65
    acetic acid 7.06
    dichloromethane 0.12
    cyclohexanone 0.95
    propylene glycol 7.44
    isopropyl acetate 0.3
    DMAc 103.11
    2-ethoxyethanol 23.44
    isopentanol 0.95
    n-heptane 0.01
    ethyl formate 1.0
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.11
    n-hexanol 0.55
    2-methoxyethanol 37.43
    isobutyl acetate 0.36
    tetrachloromethane 0.03
    n-pentyl acetate 0.35
    transcutol 16.36
    n-heptanol 0.37
    ethylbenzene 0.04
    MIBK 0.48
    2-propoxyethanol 11.18
    tert-butanol 1.0
    MTBE 0.29
    2-butoxyethanol 4.86
    propionic acid 2.24
    o-xylene 0.03
    formic acid 36.9
    diethyl ether 0.15
    m-xylene 0.02
    p-xylene 0.09
    chlorobenzene 0.03
    dimethyl carbonate 1.33
    n-octane 0.01
    formamide 52.26
    cyclopentanone 2.82
    2-pentanone 0.54
    anisole 0.4
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 0.31
    gamma-butyrolactone 6.05
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 13.82
    pyridine 0.42
    3-pentanone 0.47
    furfural 9.43
    n-dodecane 0.01
    diethylene glycol 25.56
    diisopropyl ether 0.06
    tert-amyl alcohol 1.76
    acetylacetone 1.39
    n-hexadecane 0.01
    acetophenone 0.98
    methyl propionate 0.8
    isopentyl acetate 0.93
    trichloroethylene 0.27
    n-nonanol 0.18
    cyclohexanol 0.3
    benzyl alcohol 0.85
    2-ethylhexanol 0.33
    isooctanol 0.39
    dipropyl ether 0.25
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.07
    ethyl lactate 3.01
    propylene carbonate 2.73
    n-methylformamide 11.92
    2-pentanol 0.35
    n-pentane 0.0
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4.69
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2.2
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 8.7
    mesitylene 0.02
    ε-caprolactone 2.13
    p-cymene 0.06
    epichlorohydrin 3.17
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.06
    2-aminoethanol 11.02
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 29.93
    sulfolane 16.03
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.01
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1.04
    n-hexyl acetate 0.35
    isooctane 0.0
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 8.3
    sec-butyl acetate 0.48
    tert-butyl acetate 0.59
    decalin 0.01
    glycerin 39.89
    diglyme 14.73
    acrylic acid 3.74
    isopropyl myristate 0.22
    n-butyric acid 1.69
    acetyl acetate 0.29
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.92
    ethyl propionate 0.69
    nitromethane 11.0
    1,2-diethoxyethane 0.91
    benzonitrile 0.3
    trioctyl phosphate 0.44
    1-bromopropane 0.05
    gamma-valerolactone 12.41
    n-decanol 0.16
    triethyl phosphate 1.35
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.35
    propionitrile 0.23
    vinylene carbonate 1.72
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 12.36
    DMS 1.2
    cumene 0.06
    2-octanol 0.19
    2-hexanone 1.0
    octyl acetate 0.31
    limonene 0.07
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 15.57
    ethyl orthosilicate 1.11
    tributyl phosphate 0.7
    diacetone alcohol 4.2
    N,N-dimethylaniline 0.44
    acrylonitrile 0.5
    aniline 0.11
    1,3-propanediol 10.71
    bromobenzene 0.02
    dibromomethane 0.05
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.3
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.93
    tetrabutyl urea 1.48
    diisobutyl methanol 0.23
    2-phenylethanol 0.72
    styrene 0.04
    dioctyl adipate 0.67
    dimethyl sulfate 5.7
    ethyl butyrate 0.77
    methyl lactate 5.71
    butyl lactate 1.97
    diethyl carbonate 0.81
    propanediol butyl ether 4.96
    triethyl orthoformate 1.15
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.05
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2.02
    morpholine 1.93
    tert-butylamine 0.19
    n-dodecanol 0.13
    dimethoxymethane 4.84
    ethylene carbonate 0.99
    cyrene 12.51
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1.34
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.62
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.13
    4-methylpyridine 0.28
    dibutyl ether 0.15
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.23
    DEF 2.8
    dimethyl isosorbide 11.25
    tetrachloroethylene 0.24
    eugenol 4.2
    triacetin 1.75
    span 80 3.51
    1,4-butanediol 6.39
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.05
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1.27
    methyl formate 5.41
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1.13
    n-decane 0.01
    butyronitrile 0.23
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.24
    1-chlorooctane 0.03
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.02
    n-nonane 0.01
    undecane 0.01
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.01
    cyclooctane 0.0
    cyclopentanol 0.82
    tetrahydropyran 0.23
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.52
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 12.74
    1-hexene 0.06
    2-isopropoxyethanol 8.1
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 5.8
    methyl butyrate 1.41

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