Molecule
Name
Histidine
IUPAC name
DL-Histidine
Secondary names
2-Amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid, 2-Amino-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acid, H-DL-His-OH
InChI
InChI=1/C6H9N3O2/c7-5(6(10)11)1-4-2-8-3-9-4/h2-3,5H,1,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)
InChI key
HNDVDQJCIGZPNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
4998-57-6
Formula
(CNCHNHCH)cyclCH2CH(NH2)COOH
Chemical formula
C6H9N3O2
Structural formula
C1=[CH]([NH][CH]=N1)[CH2][CH](C(=O)[OH])[NH2]
Charge
0
  Atom Name Number
C Carbon 6
H Hydrogen 9
O Oxygen 2
N Nitrogen 3
Relations
  • enantiomer
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
155.15 g/mol
State STP
solid
State NTP
solid
Protic
protic
Polarity
polar
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
RNH2 1
RC(=O)OH 1
R(C=CHNHCH=N)cycl 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
CH 5
OH 1
>NH 3
CC 1
CC 2
>C=C< 1
CN< 1
CN< 3
>C=N 1
>C=O 1
CO 1