Aceturic acid

Aceturic acid (N-acetylglycine) is a derivative of the amino acid glycine. The conjugate base of this carboxylic acid is called aceturate, a term used for its esters and salts.

Aceturic acid

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Acetamidoacetic acid
Other names Acetylglycine N-Acetylglycine 2-Acetamidoacetic acid Acetylglycocoll
Identifiers
CAS Number	543-24-8 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Abbreviations	AcGly
ChEMBL	ChEMBL289004
ChemSpider	10507
DrugBank	DB02713
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.036
EC Number	208-839-6
PubChem CID	10972
UNII	U2UT4677KR Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2043793
InChI InChI=1S/C4H7NO3/c1-3(6)5-2-4(7)8/h2H2,1H3,(H,5,6)(H,7,8) Key: OKJIRPAQVSHGFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)NCC(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H7NO3
Molar mass	117.104 g·mol−1
Appearance	White powder or needles
Melting point	206 to 208 °C (403 to 406 °F; 479 to 481 K)
Solubility in water	2.7% at 15 °C
Acidity (pKa)	3.67 (H2O)[1]
Related compounds
Related compounds	N-Acetylglycinamide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Preparation

Aceturic acid can be prepared by warming glycine either with a slight excess of acetic anhydride in benzene,^[2] or with an equal molar amount of acetic anhydride in glacial (concentrated) acetic acid.^[3]

See also

• Aceglutamide (α-N-Acetylglutamine)
• N-Acetylaspartic acid
• N-Acetylcysteine
• N-Acetylglutamic acid
• N-Acetylleucine
• N^ε-Acetyllysine
• N-Acetyltyrosine
• Aceburic acid