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N-methylmorpholine
Sign in to save'''N-Methylmorpholine' is the organic compound with the formula O(CH2CH2)2NCH3. It is a colorless liquid. It is a cyclic tertiary amine. It is used as a base catalyst for generation of polyurethanes and other reactions. It is produced by the reaction of methylamine and diethylene glycol as well as by the hydrogenolysis of N-formylmorpholine. It is the precursor to N-methylmorpholine N''-oxide, a commercially important oxidant.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H11NO
- Molecular weight
- 101.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-methylmorpholine
- SMILES
- CN1CCOCC1
- InChIKey
- SJRJJKPEHAURKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.3
- Polar surface area
- 12.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- alkaloid
- Mass
- 101.084
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- chemical formula
- C₅H₁₁NO
- pKa
- 7.41
- canonical SMILES
- CN1CCOCC1
- melting point
- -65.0
- found in taxon
- Senna occidentalis
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- N-Methylmorpholine
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'''N-Methylmorpholine' is the organic compound with the formula O(CH2CH2)2NCH3. It is a colorless liquid. It is a cyclic tertiary amine. It is used as a base catalyst for generation of polyurethanes and other reactions. It is produced by the reaction of methylamine and diethylene glycol as well as by the hydrogenolysis of N-formylmorpholine. It is the precursor to N-methylmorpholine N''-oxide, a commercially important oxidant.
== References ==
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