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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/Fmoc-L-glutamic acid 5-tert-butyl ester
C24H27NO6
425.5 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Fmoc-L-glutamic acid 5-tert-butyl ester

CAS71989-18-9
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Peptide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Fmoc-L-glutamic acid 5-tert-butyl ester is a protected amino acid derivative used in solid-phase peptide synthesis. Its structure incorporates both an Fmoc (9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) protecting group on the amino terminus and a tert-butyl ester protecting group on the side-chain carboxyl, enabling selective deprotection during peptide chain assembly.

Protected building block for solid-phase peptide synthesisReagent in the manufacture of peptide-based pharmaceuticals

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Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Fmoc-L-glutamic acid 5-tert-butyl ester (CAS 71989-18-9) is 2924.29.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2924.29

EU CN code (8-digit)

2924 29 70

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-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-5-[(2-methylpropan-2-yl)oxy]-5-oxopentanoic acid

InChIKey

OTKXCALUHMPIGM-FQEVSTJZSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)(C)OC(=O)CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)NC(=O)OCC1C2=CC=CC=C2C3=CC=CC=C13

Synonyms (21)
  • Fmoc-Glu(OtBu)-OH
  • Fmoc-Glu(OtBu)-OH,Nonhydrate
  • Fmoc-Glu(OtBu)-OH.nH2O
  • Fmoc-Glu(tBu)
  • Fmoc-L-Glu(OtBu)
  • Fmoc-L-Glu(OtBu)-OH
  • fmoc-glu(otbu)

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