Molecular formula
C5H8NNaO4

SMILES
C(CC(=O)O)[C@@H](C(=O)[O-])N.[Na+]

Fragrance
Odorless	75.0%
Sweet	32.65%
Savory	32.6%
Meaty	23.22%
Milky	19.3%
Sour	18.0%
Buttery	17.33%
Cooked	17.21%
Cocoa	15.21%
Clean	14.82%

 

Flavor
Odorless	72.96%
Mild	36.16%
Very mild	30.31%
Bland	27.0%
Yeast	24.7%
Sour	24.51%
Faint	24.1%
Sweet-like	22.33%
Urine	19.56%
Mousy	19.53%

 

Odor impact est.
Low

pKa est.
4.08 (weak acid)

Molecular weight
169.11 g/mol

Flash point

• 168.27 ˚C est.

Being the sodium salt of a (2S)-2-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate, sodium;(2S)-2-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate is commonly viewed as an intermediate and a chiral building block for asymmetric synthesis in pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing; it may also serve as a substrate or enzyme assay surrogate in biochemical studies related to metabolic pathways; in analytical chemistry, it can be used as a reference standard for amino acid–related analyses using methods such as HPLC or LC-MS; additionally, as an amino-keto acid, it enables formation of amide-linked derivatives or other synthetic transformations to access higher-value compounds in research and development; its availability as the sodium salt and its synthetic versatility make it a candidate for research, standard material, and applications in life sciences and chemical production.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	2.5
methanol	6.41
isopropanol	1.34
water	51.37
ethyl acetate	1.34
n-propanol	1.13
acetone	5.34
n-butanol	1.02
acetonitrile	1.3
DMF	105.23
toluene	0.82
isobutanol	0.87
1,4-dioxane	6.21
methyl acetate	1.16
THF	5.51
2-butanone	1.91
n-pentanol	0.74
sec-butanol	0.95
n-hexane	0.34
ethylene glycol	22.12
NMP	119.68
cyclohexane	0.35
DMSO	153.35
n-butyl acetate	1.28
n-octanol	1.16
chloroform	0.17
n-propyl acetate	0.75
acetic acid	13.45
dichloromethane	0.48
cyclohexanone	5.2
propylene glycol	10.15
isopropyl acetate	1.21
DMAc	77.44
2-ethoxyethanol	9.34
isopentanol	1.33
n-heptane	0.45
ethyl formate	2.76
1,2-dichloroethane	0.78
n-hexanol	1.39
2-methoxyethanol	24.17
isobutyl acetate	0.31
tetrachloromethane	0.13
n-pentyl acetate	1.18
transcutol	23.84
n-heptanol	1.51
ethylbenzene	0.6
MIBK	1.77
2-propoxyethanol	9.5
tert-butanol	3.23
MTBE	1.21
2-butoxyethanol	6.84
propionic acid	4.13
o-xylene	1.7
formic acid	74.25
diethyl ether	0.89
m-xylene	1.18
p-xylene	0.77
chlorobenzene	0.35
dimethyl carbonate	3.64
n-octane	0.22
formamide	54.61
cyclopentanone	7.58
2-pentanone	2.37
anisole	1.4
cyclopentyl methyl ether	3.12
gamma-butyrolactone	12.25
1-methoxy-2-propanol	13.93
pyridine	2.87
3-pentanone	1.91
furfural	22.54
n-dodecane	0.12
diethylene glycol	25.8
diisopropyl ether	0.59
tert-amyl alcohol	2.48
acetylacetone	6.84
n-hexadecane	0.13
acetophenone	2.9
methyl propionate	2.31
isopentyl acetate	1.13
trichloroethylene	0.86
n-nonanol	1.22
cyclohexanol	1.9
benzyl alcohol	2.32
2-ethylhexanol	1.05
isooctanol	1.21
dipropyl ether	1.3
1,2-dichlorobenzene	0.59
ethyl lactate	2.88
propylene carbonate	5.42
n-methylformamide	21.84
2-pentanol	0.93
n-pentane	0.22
1-propoxy-2-propanol	5.82
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	3.96
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	11.52
mesitylene	1.09
ε-caprolactone	6.11
p-cymene	0.85
epichlorohydrin	4.59
1,1,1-trichloroethane	0.21
2-aminoethanol	14.11
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	69.16
sulfolane	50.93
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	0.15
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	2.78
n-hexyl acetate	1.52
isooctane	0.1
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	14.73
sec-butyl acetate	0.52
tert-butyl acetate	1.96
decalin	0.21
glycerin	44.81
diglyme	20.77
acrylic acid	9.52
isopropyl myristate	0.8
n-butyric acid	3.32
acetyl acetate	1.62
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	2.19
ethyl propionate	1.12
nitromethane	18.72
1,2-diethoxyethane	2.37
benzonitrile	1.21
trioctyl phosphate	1.5
1-bromopropane	0.23
gamma-valerolactone	27.38
n-decanol	1.02
triethyl phosphate	1.51
4-methyl-2-pentanol	0.83
propionitrile	0.58
vinylene carbonate	5.21
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	12.96
DMS	2.74
cumene	0.62
2-octanol	0.88
2-hexanone	0.98
octyl acetate	1.23
limonene	1.07
1,2-dimethoxyethane	10.91
ethyl orthosilicate	1.27
tributyl phosphate	1.37
diacetone alcohol	7.87
N,N-dimethylaniline	2.82
acrylonitrile	1.65
aniline	1.6
1,3-propanediol	9.8
bromobenzene	0.28
dibromomethane	0.27
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	0.99
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	1.35
tetrabutyl urea	3.56
diisobutyl methanol	0.96
2-phenylethanol	2.26
styrene	0.49
dioctyl adipate	1.7
dimethyl sulfate	16.99
ethyl butyrate	1.27
methyl lactate	10.02
butyl lactate	3.18
diethyl carbonate	0.87
propanediol butyl ether	9.91
triethyl orthoformate	1.41
p-tert-butyltoluene	0.82
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	6.13
morpholine	7.07
tert-butylamine	1.17
n-dodecanol	0.81
dimethoxymethane	15.12
ethylene carbonate	3.08
cyrene	18.1
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	2.76
2-ethylhexyl acetate	0.86
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	0.83
4-methylpyridine	3.17
dibutyl ether	0.74
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	0.96
DEF	10.49
dimethyl isosorbide	14.1
tetrachloroethylene	1.01
eugenol	7.32
triacetin	4.14
span 80	9.25
1,4-butanediol	4.32
1,1-dichloroethane	0.23
2-methyl-1-pentanol	0.86
methyl formate	16.25
2-methyl-1-butanol	1.17
n-decane	0.19
butyronitrile	0.68
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	0.97
1-chlorooctane	0.35
1-chlorotetradecane	0.21
n-nonane	0.2
undecane	0.15
tert-butylcyclohexane	0.15
cyclooctane	0.29
cyclopentanol	2.19
tetrahydropyran	1.32
tert-amyl methyl ether	1.56
2,5,8-trioxanonane	20.47
1-hexene	0.4
2-isopropoxyethanol	4.25
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	9.07
methyl butyrate	1.64

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