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5,5,5-Trifluoro-DL-leucine

≥98.0% (sum of isomers, HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-Amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)pentanoic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10F3NO2
CAS Number:
2792-72-5
Molecular Weight:
185.14
MDL number:
MFCD00039528
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
32160406
PubChem Substance ID:
329770097
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥98.0% (sum of isomers, HPLC)

form

crystals

reaction suitability

reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis

application(s)

peptide synthesis

SMILES string

CC(CC(N)C(O)=O)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C6H10F3NO2/c1-3(6(7,8)9)2-4(10)5(11)12/h3-4H,2,10H2,1H3,(H,11,12)

InChI key

XFGVJLGVINCWDP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

5,5,5-Trifluoro-DL-leucine, also known as trifluoroleucine, is an analog of L-leucine amino acid, often used to synthesize highly fluorinated peptides.

Application

5,5,5-trifluoroleucine can be incorporated into the coiled-coil peptides to increase their thermal stability.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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D I Johnson et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 155(1), 49-55 (1983-07-01)
Mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 resistant to either the threonine analog DL-alpha-amino-beta-hydroxyvaleric acid or the leucine analog 5',5',5'-trifluoro-DL-leucine were isolated. One DL-alpha-amino-beta-hydroxyvaleric acid-resistant mutant strain, designated SP572, constitutively expressed the thr and ilv operons. The mutant allele, avr-16, was localized
I Bardazzi et al.
Folia microbiologica, 49(5), 534-538 (2005-02-11)
Two new plasmids, pEC3 and pECkan, were constructed and their use in yeast transformation described. Both plasmids are derivative of the pRS416 vector, in which the URA3 auxotrophic marker was replaced by the LEU4* gene (pEC3) or the kanMX4 gene
A coiled coil with a fluorous core
B Bilgicer
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 19, 4393-4399 (2001)
Biosynthesis and stability of coiled-coil peptides containing (2S,4R)-5,5,5-trifluoroleucine and (2S,4S)-5,5,5-trifluoroleucine.
Jin Kim Montclare et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 10(1), 84-86 (2008-12-19)
E Casalone et al.
Yeast (Chichester, England), 16(6), 539-545 (2000-05-03)
The function of the open reading frame (ORF) YOR108w of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been analysed. The deletion of this ORF from chromosome XV did not give an identifiable phenotype. A mutant in which both ORF YOR108w and LEU4 gene have
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