The Tryptophan,α-methyl- is an organic compound with the formula C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂. The IUPAC name of this chemical is 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-methylpropanoic acid. With the CAS registry number 153-91-3, it is also named as α-Methyl-L-tryptophan. Besides, it should be stored in at temperature of 2 - 8 °C.

Physical properties about Tryptophan,α-methyl- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 1.39; (2)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (3)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (4)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1; (5)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1; (6)#H bond acceptors: 4; (7)#H bond donors: 4; (8)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (9)Polar Surface Area: 34.47 Å²; (10)Index of Refraction: 1.675; (11)Molar Refractivity: 62.4 cm³; (12)Molar Volume: 166 cm³; (13)Polarizability: 24.74×10^-24cm³; (14)Surface Tension: 65.7 dyne/cm; (15)Density: 1.314 g/cm³; (16)Flash Point: 222.3 °C; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 73.96 kJ/mol; (18)Boiling Point: 444 °C at 760 mmHg; (19)Vapour Pressure: 1.15E-08 mmHg at 25°C.

Uses of Tryptophan,α-methyl-: it can be used to produce N-Boc-DL-a-methyl tryptophan at ambient temperature. It will need reagent 1 N NaOH and solvent dioxane. The yield is about 58%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: O=C(O)[C@](N)(C)Cc2c1ccccc1nc2
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C12H14N2O2/c1-12(13,11(15)16)6-8-7-14-10-5-3-2-4-9(8)10/h2-5,7,14H,6,13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)/t12-/m0/s1
(3)InChIKey: ZTTWHZHBPDYSQB-LBPRGKRZBW
(4)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C12H14N2O2/c1-12(13,11(15)16)6-8-7-14-10-5-3-2-4-9(8)10/h2-5,7,14H,6,13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)/t12-/m0/s1
(5)Std. InChIKey: ZTTWHZHBPDYSQB-LBPRGKRZSA-N