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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine
C14H19NO4
265.3 g/mol
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N-Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine

CAS2018-66-8EC217-960-3
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Peptide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

N-Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine is a chemical compound used as a protecting group reagent in peptide synthesis. It is also the substrate for the enzyme Nα-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase, which catalyzes its hydrolysis to benzyl alcohol, carbon dioxide, and L-leucine.

Peptide synthesis protecting group reagentEnzyme substrate for Nα-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase studies

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Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Harmful
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Health Hazard
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Warning
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-4-methyl-2-(phenylmethoxycarbonylamino)pentanoic acid

InChIKey

USPFMEKVPDBMCG-LBPRGKRZSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)NC(=O)OCC1=CC=CC=C1

Synonyms (45)
  • Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine
  • Benzyloxycarbonylleucine
  • CBZ-L-Leu
  • Carbobenzoxy-L-leucine
  • Carbobenzoxyleucine
  • Carbobenzyloxy-L-leucine
  • Cbz-L-LeuOH
  • Cbz-Leu
  • Cbz-Leucine
  • L-(Carbobenzyloxy)leucine
  • N-(Carbobenzoxy)leucine
  • N-ALPHA-CBZ-L-LEUCINE
  • N-Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine
  • N-Benzyloxycarbonylleucine
  • N-Carbobenzoxy-L-leucine
  • N-Carbobenzyloxy-L-leucine
  • N-Cbz-L-leucine
  • N-Cbz-leucine
  • N-Z-Leu-OH
  • N-benzoxycarbonyl-L-leucine
  • N-benzyloxycarbonyl-leucin
  • Z-L-Leucine
  • Z-Leu
  • Z-Leu-OH
  • Z-Leu-OH, purum, >=96.0% (T)
  • cbz-l-leucine
  • cbz-leu-oh
  • n-carbobenzyloxyleucine