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Trimethylamine oxide

Trimethylamine oxide structure

Trimethylamine oxide 

structure
  • CAS No:

    1184-78-7

  • Formula:

    C3H9NO

  • Chemical Name:

    Trimethylamine oxide

  • Synonyms:

    Methanamine,N,N-dimethyl-,N-oxide;Trimethylamine,N-oxide;TMAO;Trimethylamine oxide;Triox;N,N-Dimethylmethanamine N-oxide;NSC 408426

Description

Solid


Solid|Colourless to yellow solid; Odourless


Trimethylamine N-oxide is a tertiary amine oxide resulting from the oxidation of the amino group of trimethylamine. It has a role as an osmolyte, a metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It derives from a trimethylamine. It is a conjugate base of a hydroxytrimethylaminium.

Trimethylamine oxide Basic Attributes

75.110

75.11

214-675-6

FLD0K1SJ1A

408426

DTXSID8049678

2921110090

Characteristics

29.43000

-2.57

Solid

0.9301 (rough estimate)

208 °C

133.8°C (rough estimate)

1.4698 (estimate)

454 mg/mL

Safety Information

NONH for all modes of transport

3

R36/37/38

26-37/39

Xi: Irritant;

P261-P305 + P351 + P338

H315-H319-H335

|Warning|H302 (37.1%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]|P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 62 companies from 5 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Drug Information

Electron-accepting molecules in chemical reactions in which electrons are transferred from one molecule to another (OXIDATION-REDUCTION). (See all compounds classified as Oxidants.)

TMAO

Trimethylamine oxide Use and Manufacturing

Methanamine, N,N-dimethyl-, N-oxide: ACTIVE

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Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:75.11
XLogP3:-0.3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
Exact Mass:75.068413911
Monoisotopic Mass:75.068413911
Topological Polar Surface Area:18.1
Heavy Atom Count:5
Complexity:28.4
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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