3112. 2-Diethylaminoethanol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 100-37-8
β-Diethylaminoethyl alcohol; 2-hydroxytriethylamine.
C6H15NO; mol wt 117.19.
C 61.49%, H 12.90%, N 11.95%, O 13.65%.

Description and references

Prepd by the action of ethylene chlorohydrin on diethylamine: Ladenburg, Ber. 14, 1878 (1881); Soderman, Johnson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 47, 1394 (1925); Hartman, Org. Synth. coll. vol. II, 183 (1943); by the action of ethylene oxide on diethylamine: Horne, Shriner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 54, 2928 (1932); Headlee et al., ibid. 55, 1066 (1933).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d25 0.8800. bp760 163°; bp80 100°; bp10 55°. nD25 1.4389. Sol in water, alcohol, ether, benzene.

Derivative

p-Nitrophenylurethan.

Properties

Crystals, mp 59-60°.

Caution

Potential symptoms of overexposure are nausea, vomiting; irritation of respiratory system, skin and eyes. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH 97-140, 1997) p 106.