The systematic name of Fmoc-L-lysine is (2S)-6-ammonio-2-{[(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxy)carbonyl]amino}hexanoate. With the CAS registry number 105047-45-8, it is also named as (S)-2-(((9H-Fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-6-aminohexanoic acid. The product's categories are Amino Acids; Lysine [Lys, K]; Fmoc-Amino Acids and Derivatives. In addition, its molecular formula is C₂₁H₂₄N₂O₄ and its molecular weight is 368.43. This chemical should be stored at 0 °C.

The other characteristics of Fmoc-L-lysine can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.19; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 0.68; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 0.69; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 4.05; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 4.07; (9)#H bond acceptors: 6; (10)#H bond donors: 4; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 10; (12)Polar Surface Area: 66.84 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.6; (14)Molar Refractivity: 101.34 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 295.9 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 40.17×10^-24cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 56.2 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.245 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 321.3 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 94.94 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 607.6 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 1.29E-15 mmHg at 25 °C.

Uses of Fmoc-L-lysine: it can react with Benzaldehyde to get 6-Benzylamino-2-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonyl)amino-1-hexanoic acid and 6-Dibenzylamino-2-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonyl)amino-1-hexanoic acid.



This reaction needs NaBH(OAc)₃ and 1,2-Dichloro-ethane at the temperature of 20 °C for 2 hours. The yield is 74 %.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure.
(1)SMILES: [O-]C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)OCC3c1ccccc1c2c3cccc2)CCCC[NH3+]
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C21H24N2O4/c22-12-6-5-11-19(20(24)25)23-21(26)27-13-18-16-9-3-1-7-14(16)15-8-2-4-10-17(15)18/h1-4,7-10,18-19H,5-6,11-13,22H2,(H,23,26)(H,24,25)/t19-/m0/s1
(3)InChIKey: YRKFMPDOFHQWPI-IBGZPJMEBB
(4)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C21H24N2O4/c22-12-6-5-11-19(20(24)25)23-21(26)27-13-18-16-9-3-1-7-14(16)15-8-2-4-10-17(15)18/h1-4,7-10,18-19H,5-6,11-13,22H2,(H,23,26)(H,24,25)/t19-/m0/s1
(5)Std. InChIKey: YRKFMPDOFHQWPI-IBGZPJMESA-N