C8H15NO4
189.21 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
BOC-ALA
CAS15761-38-3EC239-847-8
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Peptide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
BOC-ALA (N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-alanine) is a protected amino acid derivative commonly employed in peptide synthesis. The tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) group shields the amino functionality during peptide chain assembly, enabling stepwise construction of peptides.
protected amino acid for peptide synthesispharmaceutical intermediate
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for BOC-ALA (CAS 15761-38-3) is 2924.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2924.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2924 19 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S)-2-[(2-methylpropan-2-yl)oxycarbonylamino]propanoic acid
InChIKey
QVHJQCGUWFKTSE-YFKPBYRVSA-N
SMILES
C[C@@H](C(=O)O)NC(=O)OC(C)(C)C
Synonyms (54)
- BOC-ALA
- (s)-n-boc-alanine
- BOC-ALANINE
- BOC-L-ALA
- Boc-Ala-OH
- Boc-Ala-OH, >=99.0% (TLC)
- Boc-Ala-OH, Boc-alanine
- Boc-L-Ala-OH
- Boc-l-alanine
- L-ALANINE, N-BOC PROTECTED
- N-Boc Alanine
- N-Boc-L-alanine
- N-alpha-BOC-L-Alanine
- N-t-Boc-L-alanine
- N-t-boc-l-ala
- N-t-butoxycarbonyl alanine
- N-t-butyloxycarbonyl-alanine
- N-tert-Boc-L-alanine
- l-Alanine t-boc
- t-BA amino acid
- t-Boc-Ala
- t-butoxycarbonyl-L-alanine
- t-butyloxycarbonylalanine
- tert-butoxycarbonylalanine
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