Molecular properties
- Formula
- C2H5NO2
- Molar mass
- 75.07 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 75.0320 Da
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 63.30 Ų
- -3.2 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 56-40-6
- PubChem CID
- 750
Molecule record
glycine
C2H5NO2
75.07 g/mol
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
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | -3.2 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 2-Aminoacetic acid
- 56-40-6
- Acetic acid, amino-
- Acide aminoacetique
- Acido aminoacetico
- Aciport
- Aminoazijnzuur
- Aminoethanoic acid
Show all 23 synonyms
- Amitone
- FEMA No. 3287
- GLY (IUPAC abbrev)
- Glicina
- Glicoamin
- Glycinum
- Glycocoll
- Glycolixir
- Glycosthene
- Glyzin
- Hampshire glycine
- Leimzucker
- Padil
- Sucre de gelatine
- aminoacetic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)N
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5)
- InChIKey
- DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 750
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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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 glycine; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for glycine; not experimental data.
Related molecules
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
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