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HCID 101987Generated: October 23, 2026

Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-proline

Z-PRO-OH · CBZ-PRO-OH · Z-Pro · CBZ-L-PROLINE · N-CBZ-L-PROLINE · CBZ-L-Pro · Z-L-PRO-OH · Z-PROLINE

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Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-proline molecular structure

Identifiers & Physical Properties

CAS No.1148-11-4
Molecular formulaC13H15NO4
Average molar mass249.26 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass249.10010796 g/mol
SMILESO=C(O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)OCc1ccccc1
InChIKeyJXGVXCZADZNAMJ-NSHDSACASA-N
PubChem CID101987
ChEMBLCHEMBL3276375
EC No.214-557-4
DTXSIDDTXSID40150856

Chemical & Physical Properties

XLogP1.7
Topological polar surface area66.8
Hydrogen bond donors1
Hydrogen bond acceptors4
Rotatable bonds4
Heavy atoms18
Formal charge0
Complexity312
Melting point75-77 °C
alpha-60 º (c=2,AcOH)
Boiling point392.36°C (rough estimate)
Density1.1952 (rough estimate)
Refractive index-40 ° (C=2, EtOH)
Storage conditionsSealed in dry,Room Temperature
SolubilitySolubility in methanol, almost transparency.
Physical stateCrystalline Powder or Crystals
pKa (acidity coefficient)3.99±0.20(Predicted)
ColorWhite to off-white
optical activity[α]20/D 42°, c = 2 in ethanol
BRN88579
Major applicationspeptide synthesis
InChIInChI=1S/C13H15NO4/c15-12(16)11-7-4-8-14(11)13(17)18-9-10-5-2-1-3-6-10/h1-3,5-6,11H,4,7-9H2,(H,15,16)/t11-/m0/s1
InChIKeyJXGVXCZADZNAMJ-NSHDSACASA-N
SMILESN1(C(OCC2=CC=CC=C2)=O)CCC[C@H]1C(O)=O
CAS DataBase Reference1148-11-4(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores1
FDA UNIIH2BS8M5FPP
UNSPSC Code12352209
NACRESNA.22
GHS pictogramGHS05
Signal wordDanger
GHS hazard statementsH318
GHS precautionary statementsP271-P261-P280
Personal protective equipment (PPE)Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
Hazard symbolsXn
Risk statements (R)62-36/37/38-20/21/22
Safety statements (S)22-24/25-36-26
Water hazard class (WGK)3
RTECS numberUY0745000
Hazard classIRRITANT
Customs code29339900
Storage class11 - Combustible Solids

Safety & Regulations

GHS classificationThis chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 37.5% (3 of 8) of reports.DangerH315 (37.5%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P272, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P305+P354+P338, P317, P319, P321, P332+P317, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)Aggregated GHS information provided per 8 reports by companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.
Hazard Classes and CategoriesSkin Irrit. 2 (37.5%)
Personal protective equipment (PPE)Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
Water hazard class (WGK)3
RTECS numberUY0745000
Customs code29339900
Risk statements (R)62-36/37/38-20/21/22
Signal wordDanger
GHS pictogramGHS05
Hazard symbolsXn
Safety statements (S)22-24/25-36-26
Hazard classIRRITANT
Storage class11 - Combustible Solids
GHS hazard statementsH318
GHS precautionary statementsP271-P261-P280

Applications & Uses

Uses

N-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-proline is a potent in vitro and in vivo inhibitor of prolidase; a specific peptidase that cleaves dipeptides with a C-terminal prolyl and hydroxylprolyl residue. It is also used in the synthesis of N-(L-Prolyl)-β-alanine which is a derivative of the naturally occurring beta amino acid β-Alanine.

Preparation & Synthesis

Preparation

Caution! All procedures must be carried out in an efficient fume cupboard, wearing latex gloves and chemical-proof safety goggles. ι-Proline (10.0 g, 8.7 mmol) was dissolved in 2 m sodium hydroxide solution (40 mL), and the solution was cooled to ice-water temperature. Z-Cl (20.5 g, 12 mmol) was added portionwise, with vigorous stirring or occasional shaking, over a period of 30 min at 0–5 °C to the solution of l-proline. The ice bath was then removed and stirring or occasional shaking was continued for 30 min while the reaction mixture warmed to room temperature. The mixture was then acidified to Congo red by the gradual addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid, and the oil was extracted into ethyl acetate. The extract was dried over magnesium sulfate, the mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was extracted/triturated with warm tetrachloromethane. The washings were decanted and the residue was further purified by recrystallization from ethyl acetate/petroleum ether.