ε-aminocaproic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	Ε-aminocaproic acid
other names	6-aminocaproic acid 6-aminohexanoic acid
Molecular formula	C 6 H 13 NO 2
Brief description	white odorless solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 60-32-2 EC number 200-469-3 ECHA InfoCard 100,000,427 PubChem 564 ChemSpider 548 DrugBank DB00513 Wikidata Q255968
Drug information
ATC code	B02 AA01
properties
Molar mass	131.18 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
solubility	easily soluble in water (800 g l −1 at 20 ° C)
safety instructions
Please note the exemption from the labeling requirement for drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, food and animal feed GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

ε-aminocaproic acid is a synthetic chemical compound from the group of amino acids and a lysine analogue .

properties

ε-aminocaproic acid is a flammable white odorless solid that is easily soluble in water. It decomposes when heated above 207–209 ° C.

use

ε-aminocaproic acid is used as an antifibrinolytic and is an intermediate stage in the polymerization of ε-caprolactam to form polyamide fibers .

Web links

• Tranexamic acid versus ε-aminocaproic acid in pediatric cardiac surgery , Anne Sterner, dissertation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Entry for CAS no. 60-32-2 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on July 6, 2015(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ epsilon-aminocaproic acid - Lexicon of Chemistry. In: Spektrum.de. Retrieved July 6, 2015 .