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Data: IAEA & PubChem

alpha glycine

C₂H₅NO₂·75.070 g/mol·CID 5257127

IUPAC: 2-azaniumylacetate

Also known as: alpha-glycine, Gamma glycine, delta glycine, gamma-glycine, Epsilon glycine (+9 more)

2D structure of alpha glycine

Molecular Structure

Molecular Propertiesmass · H-bonds · stereo

Molecular Weight

75.070g/mol

Exact Mass

75.032028Da

Monoisotopic Mass

75.032028Da

XLogP

-2.8

Polar Surface Area

67.8Ų

Complexity

37

Formal Charge

0

H-Bond Donors

1

H-Bond Acceptors

2

Rotatable Bonds

0

Heavy Atoms

5

Stereo Centers

0

Bond Stereo

0

Drug-Likeness (Lipinski's Rule of Five)

✓ 75.1 g/mol
MW ≤ 500
✓ -2.8
LogP ≤ 5
✓ 1
H-bond donors ≤ 5
✓ 2
H-bond acceptors ≤ 10

Passes all rules — good oral bioavailability predicted

Chemical IdentifiersSMILES · InChI

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5)

Isomers8 compounds with formula C₂H₅NO₂

2D structure of 2-aminoacetic acid

2-aminoacetic acid

CID 750 · 75.1 g/mol

2D structure of ethyl nitrite

ethyl nitrite

CID 8026 · 75.1 g/mol

2D structure of N-hydroxyacetamide

N-hydroxyacetamide

CID 1990 · 75.1 g/mol

2D structure of methyl carbamate

methyl carbamate

CID 11722 · 75.1 g/mol

2D structure of 1-nitroethane

1-nitroethane

CID 6587 · 75.1 g/mol

2D structure of 2-hydroxyacetamide

2-hydroxyacetamide

CID 69021 · 75.1 g/mol

2D structure of N-(hydroxymethyl)formamide

N-(hydroxymethyl)formamide

CID 83086 · 75.1 g/mol

2D structure of deuterio 2,2-dideuterio-2-(dideuterioamino)acetate

deuterio 2,2-dideuterio-2-(dideuterioamino)acetate

CID 2723970 · 80.1 g/mol

External Resources

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