Molecule record

aspartic acid

C4H7NO4

133.10 g/mol

2D structure for aspartic acid

Molecular properties

Formula
C4H7NO4
Molar mass
133.10 g·mol−1
Exact mass
133.0375 Da
2
3
5
101.00 Ų
-2.8 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
56-84-8
PubChem CID
5960

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol
Amine
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-2.8PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (2S)-2-aminobutanedioic acid
  • (S)-2-Aminosuccinic acid
  • (S)-Aminobutanedioic acid
  • (S)-Aspartic acid
  • 2-aminosuccinic acid
  • 56-84-8
  • Acide aspartique
  • Acido aspartico
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Acidum asparticum
  • Aminosuccinic acid
  • Asparagic acid
  • Asparaginic acid
  • Asparaginsaeure
  • Aspartic acid, L-
  • Butanedioic acid, amino-, (S)-
  • Deamidated asparagine
  • L-(+)-Aspartic acid
  • L-Aminosuccinic acid
  • L-Asparagic acid
  • L-Asparaginic acid
  • L-Asparaginsaeure
  • L-aspartic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)C(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H7NO4/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2H,1,5H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t2-/m0/s1
InChIKey
CKLJMWTZIZZHCS-REOHCLBHSA-N
PubChem CID
5960

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for aspartic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for aspartic acid; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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