| Approval: | ISO |
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| IUPAC PIN: | (2S)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphoryl]butanoic acid |
| IUPAC name: | (2S)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butanoic acid 1979 Rules: (S)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid |
| CAS name: | (2S)-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid |
| CAS Reg. No.: | 35597-44-5 |
| Formula: | C5H12NO4P |
| Activity: | herbicides (phosphinic acid) |
| Notes: | The unresolved racemic mixture of this substance has the ISO common name glufosinate [51276-47-2]. Derivatives includee glufosinate-P-ammonium [73777-50-1], glufosinate-P-sodium [70033-13-5]. The names “L-glufosinate” and “phosphinothricin” have been used in the literature, but they have no official approval. |
| Structure: |  |
| Pronunciation: | gloo-fǒs-ǐn-āt pē Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChIKey: | IAJOBQBIJHVGMQ-BYPYZUCNSA-N |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/C5H12NO4P/c1-11(9,10)3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h4H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t4-/m0/s1 |