| | Identification | Back Directory |  | [Name] 
 2-Methyl-L-serine
 |  | [CAS] 
 16820-18-1
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 -Methyl-D-Ser
 A-METHYL-D-SER
 L-α-methylserine
 α-Methyl-L-serine
 (S)-2-Methylserine
 ALPHA-METHYL-D-SER
 L-Serine, 2-Methyl-
 L-alpha-methylSerine
 (+)-2-Methyl-L-serine
 L-Serine, 2-methyl- (9CI)
 (+)-2-Methyl-L-serine,99%
 (S )-(+ )-2-Methyl-L-Serine
 (R)-3-HYDROXY-2-METHYLALANINE
 (S)-3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-2-aminopropionic acid
 (2S)-2-Amino-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid
 (s)-(+)-2-amino-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid
 [S,(+)]-2-Amino-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 C4H9NO3
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD00145210
 |  | [MOL File] 
 16820-18-1.mol
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 119.12
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 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  | [Appearance] 
 white powder
 |  | [Melting point ] 
 286-288 °C
 |  | [alpha ] 
 3.3 º (c=5, 6N HCl 25 ºC)
 |  | [Boiling point ] 
 222.38°C (rough estimate)
 |  | [density ] 
 1.3126 (rough estimate)
 |  | [refractive index ] 
 1.4183 (estimate)
 |  | [storage temp. ] 
 Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,2-8°C
 |  | [solubility ] 
 DMSO (Slightly, Heated), Water (Slightly)
 |  | [form ] 
 Powder
 |  | [pka] 
 2.20±0.10(Predicted)
 |  | [color ] 
 White
 |  | [Stability:] 
 Hygroscopic
 |  | [InChI] 
 InChI=1S/C4H9NO3/c1-4(5,2-6)3(7)8/h6H,2,5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)/t4-/m0/s1
 |  | [InChIKey] 
 CDUUKBXTEOFITR-BYPYZUCNSA-N
 |  | [SMILES] 
 C(O)(=O)[C@](C)(CO)N
 |  | [CAS DataBase Reference] 
 16820-18-1
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 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 white powder
 |  | [Uses] 
 A potential chiral building blocks for the synthesis of different α -methyl α -amino acids.
 |  | [Definition] 
 ChEBI:2-methyl-L-serine is the L-enantiomer of 2-methylserine. It is a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid and a 2-methylserine. It is an enantiomer of a 2-methyl-D-serine. It is a tautomer of a 2-methyl-L-serine zwitterion.
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