Anodyne

Gly
Glycine
Salts
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Glycine hydrochloride
Glycine hydrochloride
Glycine hydriodide
Glycine hydriodide
Esters
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Glycine acetate
Glycine acetate
Glycine benzoate
Glycine benzoate
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC2H5NO2
Molecular mass75.07 g/mol
Density1.1607 (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3
AppearanceWhite crystals
OdorOdorless
TasteSweet
Predicted LogP-3.2
Melting point451 °
DecompositionSTARTS TO DECOMP AT 233 °C
Solubilitygreater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992)
Chiralityachiral
Identifiers
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IUPAC name2-aminoacetic acid
SMILESC(C(=O)O)N
InChIInChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5)
InChIKeyDHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Dosing

Glycine

Glycine (also known as Glycocoll, Glycolixir, Glicoamin, Glycosthene, Aciport, Padil, Hampshire glycine, Amitone, Leimzucker or Aminoazijnzuur) is a substance of the alcohol class.

Chemistry

Glycine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride and hydriodide salts or its acetate and benzoate esters.

Stereochemistry

Glycine is a achiral mixture

See also