β-Alanine ethyl ester
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Ethyl β-alaninate
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Ethyl 3-aminopropanoate | |
Other names
Ethyl 3-aminopropionate
Ethyl β-alanate Ethyl β-aminopropionate Ethyl β-aminopropoanoate 3-Aminopropionic acid ethyl ester 3-Aminopropanoic acid ethyl ester | |
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C5H11NO2 | |
Molar mass | 117.148 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 65–67 °C (149–153 °F; 338–340 K) hydrochloride |
Boiling point | 58 °C (136 °F; 331 K)[1] 14 Torr (free base) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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β-Alanine ethyl ester is the ethyl ester of the non-essential amino acid β-alanine. It would be expected to hydrolyse within the body to form β-alanine.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kodaira, Toshiyuki; Miyake, Hideo; Hayashi, Koichiro; Okamura, Seizo (1965). "The Synthesis and Polymerization of β-Propiolactam and α-Phenyl-β-propiolactam". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 38 (10): 1788–1789. doi:10.1246/bcsj.38.1788.
- ^ Wright, Margaret Robson (1969). "Arrhenius parameters for the acid hydrolysis of esters in aqueous solution. Part I. Glycine ethyl ester, β-alanine ethyl ester, acetylcholine, and methylbetaine methyl ester". Journal of the Chemical Society B: Physical Organic: 707–710. doi:10.1039/J29690000707.