Glycin

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Glycin

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Template:Longitem	C8H9NO3
Molar mass	167.16 g/mol
Appearance	brown powder
Density	1.411 g/mL
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Glycin, or N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, is N-substituted p-aminophenol. It is a photographic developing agent used in classic black-and-white developer solutions. It is not identical to, but derived from glycine, the proteinogenic amino acid. It is typically characterized as thin plates of white or silvery powder, although aged samples appear brown. It is sparingly soluble in water and most organic solvents; it is readily soluble in alkalies and acids.

Glycin is structurally related to 4-aminophenol and metol. Decarboxylation of glycin gives metol. Glycin has a milder reduction potential than metol. The two developers have markedly different character. Glycin is slower-acting, but much longer-lasting in solution. Glycin is rarely used as a developing agent, primarily because it is expensive. In its dry form, it also has limited shelf life compared to metol and phenidone.

Glycin can be synthesized by treating p-aminophenol with chloroacetic acid in a solvent.

Glycin is employed in some procedures of analytical chemistry.