The Sarcosine is an amino acid intermediate in the metabolism of choline. The IUPAC name of this chemical is 2-(methylamino)acetic acid. With the CAS registry number 107-97-1, it is also named as Glycine, N-methyl-. The product's categories are amino acids series;sarcosine [sar];amino acids. It is white crystalline powder with a sweetish taste. And it is soluble in water, ethanol and dilute ethanol, insoluble in ether. Additionally, people should keep this chemical in cool and dry place and keep away from fire, heat and water.

The other characteristics of this product can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: -0.79; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -3.29; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -3.29; (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: 2; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.431; (13)Molar Refractivity: 21.1 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 81.4 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 8.36×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 37.1 dyne/cm; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 47.54 kJ/mol; (18)Vapour Pressure: 0.184 mmHg at 25°C; (19)Rotatable Bond Count: 2; (20)Exact Mass: 89.047678; (21)MonoIsotopic Mass: 89.047678; (22)Topological Polar Surface Area: 49.3; (23)Heavy Atom Count: 6; (24)Complexity: 52.8.

Preparation of Sarcosine: Digesting the bark of Quillaia saponaria by hot water or aqueous ethanol, then using ether or acetone to make it precipitation. Finally, we can get the product by re-crystallization and refining.

Uses of Sarcosine: It is used as biochemical reagent, dye stabilizer, daily chemical, amino acid surfactants, health drugs fatigue recovery agent and so on. It also can react with ethanol to get N-methyl-glycine ethyl ester. This reaction needs reagent aqueous HCl.


 
When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
It is irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin, so people should avoid contact with skin and eyes. In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. If you want to contact this product, you must wear suitable protective clothing.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure.
1. SMILES:O=C(O)CNC
2. InChI:InChI=1/C3H7NO2/c1-4-2-3(5)6/h4H,2H2,1H3,(H,5,6) 
3. InChIKey:FSYKKLYZXJSNPZ-UHFFFAOYAL