The 2-Naphthalenepropanoicacid, α-amino-, with the CAS registry number 14108-60-2, is also known as 3-(2-Naphthyl)alanine. It belongs to the product categories of Peptide; I - Z; Modified Amino Acids; Amino Acids. This chemical's molecular formula is C₁₃H₁₃NO₂ and molecular weight is 215.24782. Its IUPAC name is called 2-amino-3-naphthalen-2-ylpropanoic acid.

Physical properties of 2-Naphthalenepropanoicacid, α-amino-: (1)ACD/LogP: 2.34; (2)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (3)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (4)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1.42; (5)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1.4; (6)#H bond acceptors: 3; (7)#H bond donors: 3; (8)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (9)Index of Refraction: 1.66; (10)Molar Refractivity: 63.33 cm³; (11)Molar Volume: 171.5 cm³; (12)Surface Tension: 59.1 dyne/cm; (13)Density: 1.254 g/cm³; (14)Flash Point: 203.2 °C; (15)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 70.11 kJ/mol; (16)Boiling Point: 412.3 °C at 760 mmHg; (17)Vapour Pressure: 1.54E-07 mmHg at 25°C.

Uses of 2-Naphthalenepropanoicacid, α-amino-: it can be used to produce N-(trifluoroacetyl)-3-(2-naphthyl)-DL-alanine. This reaction will need reagent trifluoroacetic acid. The yield is about 76%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)Canonical SMILES: C1=CC=C2C=C(C=CC2=C1)CC(C(=O)O)N
(2)InChI: InChI=1S/C13H13NO2/c14-12(13(15)16)8-9-5-6-10-3-1-2-4-11(10)7-9/h1-7,12H,8,14H2,(H,15,16)
(3)InChIKey: JPZXHKDZASGCLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N