Trimethylamine oxide

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1184-78-7

    Molecular formula
    C3H9NO

    SMILES
    C[N+](C)(C)[O-]

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fishy 49.71%
    Camphoreous 30.42%
    Solvent 28.12%
    Fermented 27.87%
    Cheesy 27.53%
    Ethereal 26.09%
    Musty 25.41%
    Alcoholic 24.83%
    Mint 24.77%
    Pungent 23.44%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -0.3

    Molecular weight
    75.11 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 95 - 99 °C

    Flash point est.
    -480.53 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • 454 mg/mL
    • Soluble in water
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • TRIMETHYLAMINE N-OXIDE
    • Trimethylamine oxide
    • 1184-78-7
    • N,N-dimethylmethanamine oxide
    • Triox
    • TMAO
    • Trimethyloxamine
    • Methanamine, N,N-dimethyl-, N-oxide
    • trimethylamine-N-oxide
    • TMANO
    • N,N-Dimethylmethanamine N-oxide
    • Trimethylamine, N-oxide
    • TRIMETHYLAMINE N-OXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
    • Trimethylaminoxid
    • trimethylamineoxide
    • (CH3)3NO
    • FLD0K1SJ1A
    • N(CH3)3O
    • Trimethylamine N-oxide anhydrous
    • MFCD00002048
    • NSC-408426
    • N,N-dimethylmethanamine oxide (IUPAC)
    • TMAe
    • EINECS 214-675-6
    • UNII-FLD0K1SJ1A
    • NSC 408426
    • AI3-60110
    • trimethylaminoxide
    • TMA-oxide
    • Trimethlamine-N-oxide
    • 85408-49-7
    • trimethyl-oxido-ammonium
    • TRIMENTHLAMINE-N-O
    • bmse000426
    • Me3N(O)
    • Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO)
    • DTXSID8049678
    • FEMA NO. 4245
    • Trimethylamine, N-oxide (8CI)
    • CHEBI:15724
    • UYPYRKYUKCHHIB-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • N,N-Dimethyl-methanamine-N-oxide
    • TRIMETHYLAMINE N-OXIDE HCL
    • Me3N(+)O(-)
    • Methanamine,N-dimethyl-, N-oxide
    • TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE [FHFI]
    • TRIMETHYLAMINE N-OXIDE [MI]
    • NSC408426
    • AKOS015917746
    • FT15235
    • AS-62713
    • SY112165
    • DB-061286
    • HY-116084
    • CS-0063748
    • NS00021547
    • T0466
    • T1362
    • A11929
    • C01104
    • EN300-396337
    • InChI=1/C3H9NO/c1-4(2,3)5/h1-3H3
    • A803941
    • Q419802

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 514.27
    methanol 1247.02
    isopropanol 239.89
    water 1535.05
    ethyl acetate 159.24
    n-propanol 295.11
    acetone 211.39
    n-butanol 156.19
    acetonitrile 341.45
    DMF 500.88
    toluene 43.25
    isobutanol 147.85
    1,4-dioxane 269.29
    methyl acetate 291.9
    THF 177.35
    2-butanone 154.78
    n-pentanol 56.86
    sec-butanol 180.46
    n-hexane 22.18
    ethylene glycol 817.75
    NMP 510.48
    cyclohexane 38.95
    DMSO 136.41
    n-butyl acetate 66.6
    n-octanol 66.99
    chloroform 533.13
    n-propyl acetate 57.29
    acetic acid 1286.96
    dichloromethane 374.56
    cyclohexanone 133.18
    propylene glycol 591.18
    isopropyl acetate 63.14
    DMAc 510.43
    2-ethoxyethanol 184.65
    isopentanol 63.27
    n-heptane 26.53
    ethyl formate 165.18
    1,2-dichloroethane 131.59
    n-hexanol 97.7
    2-methoxyethanol 592.22
    isobutyl acetate 31.19
    tetrachloromethane 212.26
    n-pentyl acetate 42.18
    transcutol 284.69
    n-heptanol 57.92
    ethylbenzene 21.64
    MIBK 29.09
    2-propoxyethanol 243.23
    tert-butanol 176.68
    MTBE 78.54
    2-butoxyethanol 120.65
    propionic acid 618.25
    o-xylene 48.44
    formic acid 1727.84
    diethyl ether 105.01
    m-xylene 28.9
    p-xylene 32.92
    chlorobenzene 71.58
    dimethyl carbonate 123.52
    n-octane 10.15
    formamide 908.17
    cyclopentanone 164.64
    2-pentanone 73.1
    anisole 64.13
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 89.62
    gamma-butyrolactone 294.83
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 282.26
    pyridine 200.83
    3-pentanone 105.74
    furfural 313.68
    n-dodecane 9.16
    diethylene glycol 338.1
    diisopropyl ether 22.39
    tert-amyl alcohol 147.75
    acetylacetone 93.66
    n-hexadecane 9.19
    acetophenone 67.09
    methyl propionate 205.8
    isopentyl acetate 42.84
    trichloroethylene 316.22
    n-nonanol 58.79
    cyclohexanol 134.91
    benzyl alcohol 70.65
    2-ethylhexanol 51.86
    isooctanol 34.94
    dipropyl ether 60.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 82.45
    ethyl lactate 90.31
    propylene carbonate 163.9
    n-methylformamide 563.05
    2-pentanol 82.23
    n-pentane 32.37
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 150.96
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 91.87
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 132.25
    mesitylene 17.39
    ε-caprolactone 175.65
    p-cymene 28.71
    epichlorohydrin 174.34
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 190.18
    2-aminoethanol 725.72
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 427.46
    sulfolane 200.39
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 15.28
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 129.7
    n-hexyl acetate 75.0
    isooctane 5.73
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 140.19
    sec-butyl acetate 35.88
    tert-butyl acetate 48.55
    decalin 12.03
    glycerin 797.24
    diglyme 196.61
    acrylic acid 741.84
    isopropyl myristate 31.22
    n-butyric acid 267.39
    acetyl acetate 137.53
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 50.3
    ethyl propionate 80.33
    nitromethane 827.93
    1,2-diethoxyethane 61.78
    benzonitrile 74.01
    trioctyl phosphate 29.23
    1-bromopropane 68.88
    gamma-valerolactone 278.08
    n-decanol 44.62
    triethyl phosphate 46.03
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 31.38
    propionitrile 183.56
    vinylene carbonate 198.78
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 452.59
    DMS 111.15
    cumene 17.43
    2-octanol 33.49
    2-hexanone 34.7
    octyl acetate 52.13
    limonene 40.94
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 152.54
    ethyl orthosilicate 43.84
    tributyl phosphate 38.11
    diacetone alcohol 85.7
    N,N-dimethylaniline 55.54
    acrylonitrile 271.91
    aniline 134.38
    1,3-propanediol 423.12
    bromobenzene 48.97
    dibromomethane 214.06
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 260.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 48.95
    tetrabutyl urea 50.94
    diisobutyl methanol 24.05
    2-phenylethanol 75.2
    styrene 29.15
    dioctyl adipate 57.95
    dimethyl sulfate 158.7
    ethyl butyrate 60.05
    methyl lactate 220.87
    butyl lactate 63.16
    diethyl carbonate 55.9
    propanediol butyl ether 128.84
    triethyl orthoformate 52.61
    p-tert-butyltoluene 30.18
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 86.19
    morpholine 311.45
    tert-butylamine 121.67
    n-dodecanol 36.12
    dimethoxymethane 209.85
    ethylene carbonate 142.5
    cyrene 110.83
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 75.74
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 39.95
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 120.76
    4-methylpyridine 127.16
    dibutyl ether 35.56
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 24.05
    DEF 162.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 131.12
    tetrachloroethylene 284.73
    eugenol 100.77
    triacetin 128.02
    span 80 131.57
    1,4-butanediol 132.39
    1,1-dichloroethane 174.61
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 31.56
    methyl formate 382.26
    2-methyl-1-butanol 93.08
    n-decane 13.9
    butyronitrile 94.84
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 45.79
    1-chlorooctane 30.56
    1-chlorotetradecane 16.6
    n-nonane 13.55
    undecane 10.69
    tert-butylcyclohexane 12.24
    cyclooctane 13.34
    cyclopentanol 176.7
    tetrahydropyran 135.36
    tert-amyl methyl ether 73.83
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 165.23
    1-hexene 35.05
    2-isopropoxyethanol 90.31
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 845.62
    methyl butyrate 82.93

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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