N-methyl-L-glutamic acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    35989-16-3

    Molecular formula
    C6H11NO4

    SMILES
    CN[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 66.68%
    Savory 38.26%
    Meaty 33.44%
    Sweet 29.58%
    Milky 20.95%
    Cooked 20.8%
    Sour 19.2%
    Cheesy 18.76%
    Sulfurous 18.42%
    Buttery 17.84%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 75.42%
    Mild 37.36%
    Very mild 31.01%
    Sour 28.81%
    Bland 28.43%
    Yeast 25.75%
    Faint 23.26%
    Acidic 22.85%
    Sweet-like 22.77%
    Stinky 20.18%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -3.0

    pKa est.
    6.05 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    161.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    340°C

    Flash point

    • 188.61 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • N-Methyl-L-glutamic acid
    • (2S)-2-(methylamino)pentanedioic acid
    • Methyl glutamic acid
    • L-Glutamic acid, N-methyl-
    • 557ZPU13HK
    • Glutamic acid, N-methyl-, L-
    • CHEBI:16440
    • DTXSID101035891
    • NSC-109187
    • RefChem:1091911
    • DTXCID101520145
    • 35989-16-3
    • (S)-2-(methylamino)pentanedioic acid
    • N-Methyl-L-glutamate
    • N-methylglutamate
    • MFCD00065920
    • N-Me-Glu-OH
    • 128724-80-1
    • Glutamic acid, N-methyl-
    • N-Methyl-L-glutamic Acid; (2S)-2-(Methylamino)pentanedioic Acid; N-Methylglutamic Acid;
    • n-methyl-d-glutamate
    • methyl-l-glutamic acid
    • C01046
    • UNII-557ZPU13HK
    • SCHEMBL162038
    • SCHEMBL7308654
    • (2S)-2-(methylamino)pentanedioate
    • (S)-2-(methylamino)pentanedioicacid
    • MSK170152
    • AKOS006272673
    • FM43099
    • NSC 109187
    • BS-24762
    • SY256999
    • CS-0208028
    • NS00074241
    • F15110
    • N-alpha-Methyl-L-glutamic acid (Me-L-Glu-OH)
    • Q15298280
    • F64E24AA-8209-446F-8734-94A27A9011B3
    • 35989-16-3

  • Applications

    N-methyl-L-glutamic acid (CAS 35989-16-3) is an N-methylated amino acid derivative that serves as a chiral building block and a useful precursor in organic synthesis. In industrial and research settings it is commonly used to prepare N-methylated amino acid derivatives and peptidomimetics, and it can provide a scaffold for pharmaceutical intermediates. It may also act as a precursor or starting material for polymerizable or polyamino acid–type materials in polymer chemistry, and can function as a ligand or auxiliary in asymmetric synthesis. Additionally, its derivatives are explored in pharmaceutical and agrochemical discovery programs and related materials development, subject to regulatory and formulation constraints.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 12.62
    methanol 33.48
    isopropanol 5.72
    water 99.28
    ethyl acetate 3.59
    n-propanol 6.52
    acetone 6.59
    n-butanol 6.05
    acetonitrile 2.25
    DMF 306.63
    toluene 0.54
    isobutanol 4.47
    1,4-dioxane 36.8
    methyl acetate 2.52
    THF 28.36
    2-butanone 3.25
    n-pentanol 4.04
    sec-butanol 3.96
    n-hexane 0.54
    ethylene glycol 65.52
    NMP 443.85
    cyclohexane 0.75
    DMSO 297.28
    n-butyl acetate 2.5
    n-octanol 4.23
    chloroform 0.35
    n-propyl acetate 1.94
    acetic acid 47.46
    dichloromethane 1.22
    cyclohexanone 19.06
    propylene glycol 38.77
    isopropyl acetate 2.62
    DMAc 193.15
    2-ethoxyethanol 35.25
    isopentanol 4.73
    n-heptane 0.81
    ethyl formate 6.53
    1,2-dichloroethane 1.93
    n-hexanol 4.38
    2-methoxyethanol 102.04
    isobutyl acetate 0.95
    tetrachloromethane 0.18
    n-pentyl acetate 3.06
    transcutol 69.12
    n-heptanol 4.83
    ethylbenzene 0.65
    MIBK 2.77
    2-propoxyethanol 26.53
    tert-butanol 7.81
    MTBE 2.27
    2-butoxyethanol 21.33
    propionic acid 17.86
    o-xylene 1.56
    formic acid 203.46
    diethyl ether 2.47
    m-xylene 1.0
    p-xylene 1.0
    chlorobenzene 0.55
    dimethyl carbonate 7.29
    n-octane 0.42
    formamide 162.87
    cyclopentanone 25.41
    2-pentanone 4.27
    anisole 2.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 10.4
    gamma-butyrolactone 58.64
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 55.53
    pyridine 5.81
    3-pentanone 3.51
    furfural 55.45
    n-dodecane 0.27
    diethylene glycol 55.8
    diisopropyl ether 1.03
    tert-amyl alcohol 5.87
    acetylacetone 9.59
    n-hexadecane 0.29
    acetophenone 4.58
    methyl propionate 7.19
    isopentyl acetate 2.2
    trichloroethylene 1.72
    n-nonanol 4.25
    cyclohexanol 9.12
    benzyl alcohol 4.62
    2-ethylhexanol 2.62
    isooctanol 3.54
    dipropyl ether 3.26
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.0
    ethyl lactate 6.75
    propylene carbonate 17.63
    n-methylformamide 75.11
    2-pentanol 3.19
    n-pentane 0.45
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 14.42
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 8.21
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 23.33
    mesitylene 1.09
    ε-caprolactone 26.79
    p-cymene 1.15
    epichlorohydrin 20.93
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.33
    2-aminoethanol 59.26
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 251.89
    sulfolane 167.56
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.29
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 11.33
    n-hexyl acetate 4.81
    isooctane 0.17
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 38.1
    sec-butyl acetate 1.26
    tert-butyl acetate 3.62
    decalin 0.41
    glycerin 134.72
    diglyme 53.16
    acrylic acid 29.83
    isopropyl myristate 1.91
    n-butyric acid 15.06
    acetyl acetate 2.76
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4.5
    ethyl propionate 2.97
    nitromethane 42.74
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5.93
    benzonitrile 2.5
    trioctyl phosphate 3.72
    1-bromopropane 0.62
    gamma-valerolactone 109.91
    n-decanol 3.34
    triethyl phosphate 3.25
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2.05
    propionitrile 1.59
    vinylene carbonate 15.04
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 32.82
    DMS 6.19
    cumene 0.81
    2-octanol 2.69
    2-hexanone 2.06
    octyl acetate 3.15
    limonene 1.72
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 31.57
    ethyl orthosilicate 2.96
    tributyl phosphate 3.34
    diacetone alcohol 14.43
    N,N-dimethylaniline 4.22
    acrylonitrile 3.81
    aniline 2.75
    1,3-propanediol 47.27
    bromobenzene 0.36
    dibromomethane 0.6
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2.08
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3.31
    tetrabutyl urea 7.83
    diisobutyl methanol 1.89
    2-phenylethanol 4.27
    styrene 0.52
    dioctyl adipate 4.31
    dimethyl sulfate 32.3
    ethyl butyrate 2.81
    methyl lactate 24.46
    butyl lactate 8.09
    diethyl carbonate 1.84
    propanediol butyl ether 28.31
    triethyl orthoformate 3.47
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.08
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 11.91
    morpholine 48.13
    tert-butylamine 2.8
    n-dodecanol 2.51
    dimethoxymethane 43.65
    ethylene carbonate 11.55
    cyrene 42.27
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 6.55
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1.85
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1.5
    4-methylpyridine 5.07
    dibutyl ether 2.4
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1.89
    DEF 32.88
    dimethyl isosorbide 31.85
    tetrachloroethylene 1.67
    eugenol 14.44
    triacetin 8.83
    span 80 23.15
    1,4-butanediol 19.25
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.43
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 3.36
    methyl formate 36.63
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4.68
    n-decane 0.43
    butyronitrile 2.2
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2.64
    1-chlorooctane 0.98
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.54
    n-nonane 0.42
    undecane 0.33
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.3
    cyclooctane 0.52
    cyclopentanol 13.11
    tetrahydropyran 7.57
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3.11
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 45.63
    1-hexene 0.84
    2-isopropoxyethanol 13.71
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 24.2
    methyl butyrate 4.52

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