4-Amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid

The 4-Amino-3-phenylbutyric acid , with cas registry number of 1078-21-3, has other registry number which is 35568-37-7. It is also called Benzenepropanoic acid, beta-(aminomethyl)- . Its IUPAC name and systematic name are the same wich is also called 4-amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid . This chemical belongs to several classification codes including (1) Anticonvulsants ; (2) Central Nervous System Agents ; (3) Central Nervous System Depressants ; (4) Central Nervous System Stimulants ; (5) Convulsants ; (6) Drug / Therapeutic Agent ; (7) GABA agents ; (8) Human Data ; (9) Hypnotics and sedatives ; (10) Neurotransmitter Agents ; (11) Psychotropic Drugs ; (12) Tranquilizing agents.

Physical properties about this chemical are: (1) ACD/LogP: 0.97 ; (2) # of Rule of 5 Violations: 0 ; (3) ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -1.54 ; (4) ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -1.53 ; (5) ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1 ; (6) ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1 ; (7) ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1 ; (8) ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1 ; (9) #H bond acceptors: 3 ; (10) #H bond donors: 3 ; (11) #Freely Rotating Bonds: 5 ; (12) Polar Surface Area: 29.54 Å² ; (13) Index of Refraction: 1.563 ; (14) Molar Refractivity: 50.17 cm³ ; (15) Molar Volume: 154.3 cm³ ; (16) Surface Tension: 51.2 dyne/cm ; (17) Density: 1.161 g/cm³ ; (18) Flash Point: 152.1 °C ; (19) Enthalpy of Vaporization: 60.18 kJ/mol ; (20) Boiling Point: 327.8 °C at 760 mmHg ; (21) Vapour Pressure: 7.98E-05 mmHg at 25°C.

Uses of  4-Amino-3-phenylbutyric acid : this chemical can used to produce other chemicals. Here is a example, it can react with 2-fluoro-benzaldehyde and 2,4-dioxo-pentanoic acid methyl ester to produce 4-[3-acetyl-2-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-3-phenyl-butyric acid .

This reaction is a Condensation. It needs solvents ethanol, water at the temperature of 20 ℃ for 12 hours. The yield is about 78%.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
Moderately toxic by intraperitoneal route. Human systemic effects by ingestion: somnolence, hallucinations, distorted perception. Used as a mood elevator and tranquilizer. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NO_x.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES:O=C(O)CC(c1ccccc1)CN;
(2) InChI:InChI=1/C10H13NO2/c11-7-9(6-10(12)13)8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5,9H,6-7,11H2,(H,12,13) ;
(3) InChIKey:DAFOCGYVTAOKAJ-UHFFFAOYAE

The toxicity data is as follows: