Structured Summary
Abstract
A viscous, hygroscopic amino alcohol with an ammoniacal odor. It is widely distributed in biological tissue and is a component of lecithin. It is used as a surfactant, fluorimetric reagent, and to remove CO2 and H2S from natural gas and other gases.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2H7NO
- Molecular Weight
- 61.08 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 141-43-5
- IUPAC Name
- 2-aminoethanol
- InChIKey
- HZAXFHJVJLSVMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(CO)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D019856
- Source
- PubChem CID 700
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Classification
Broader headings
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- 2-Aminoethanol
- Colamine
- Monoethanolamine
- 2 Aminoethanol
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
ETHANOLAMINES also available
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History Note
98; use ETHANOLAMINE (NM) 1980-97
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Previous Indexing
- Ethanolamines (1973-1997)
MeSH Hierarchy
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ethanolamine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019856. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019856
- Ethanolamine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanolamine
- Ethanolamine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410387
- Ethanolamine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 700. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/700