Benzylmercapturic acid

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benzylmercapturic acid
BenzylMercapAcid-PlainSVG.svg
Names
IUPAC name
(2R)-2-Acetamido-3-(phenylmethylsulfanyl)propanoic acid
Other names
S-Benzyl-N-acetyl-L-cysteine
S-Benzylmercapturic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations SBNAC
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H15NO3S/c1-9(14)13-11(12(15)16)8-17-7-10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6,11H,7-8H2,1H3,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)/t11-/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: BJUXDERNWYKSIQ-NSHDSACASA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C12H15NO3S/c1-9(14)13-11(12(15)16)8-17-7-10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6,11H,7-8H2,1H3,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)/t11-/m0/s1
    Key: BJUXDERNWYKSIQ-NSHDSACABF
  • CC(=O)N[C@@H](CSCC1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)O
Properties
C12H15NO3S
Molar mass 253.32 g/mol
Melting point 163 °C (325 °F; 436 K)
Boiling point 462 °C (864 °F; 735 K)
very soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
☒N  (what is checkY☒N ?)
Infobox references

Benzylmercapturic acid is a minor metabolite of toluene in humans. It is used in the diagnosis of toluene exposure. As its name indicates, is a benzyl derivative of mercapturic acid (acetylcysteine).


Retrieved from ""