Methyl diethanolamine

Methyl diethanolamine
	Other names Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)methylamine[citation needed]
Identifiers
CAS number	105-59-9
PubChem	7767
ChemSpider	7479
EC number	203-312-7
MeSH	N-methyldiethanolamine
RTECS number	KL7525000
Beilstein Reference	1734441
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
	SMILES CN(CCO)CCO <p><p style="word-wrap: break-word;"> ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H13NO2/c1-6(2-4-7)3-5-8/h7-8H,2-5H2,1H3 ; Key: CRVGTESFCCXCTH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
Pharmacology
Routes of; administration	Oral
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word	WARNING
GHS hazard statements	H319
GHS precautionary statements	P305+351+338
EU Index	603-079-00-5
EU classification	Xi
R-phrases	R36
S-phrases	(S2), S24
NFPA 704	1 1 0
Flash point	127 °C
Autoignition; temperature	410 °C
Explosive limits	1.4-8.8%
LD50	1.945 g kg−1 (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanols	N-Methylethanolamine; Dimethylethanolamine; Diethylethanolamine; Diethanolamine; N,N-Diisopropylaminoethanol; Triethanolamine; Bis-tris methane;
Related compounds	Diethylamine; Triethylamine; Diethylhydroxylamine; Diisopropylamine; Dimethylaminopropylamine; Diethylenetriamine; N,N-Diisopropylethylamine; Triisopropylamine; Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine; Mechlorethamine; HN1 (nitrogen mustard); HN3 (nitrogen mustard); Agmatine;
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Methyl diethanolamine is a clear, colorless or pale yellow liquid with an ammonia odour. It is miscible with water, alcohol and benzene. Methyl diethanolamine is also known as N-Methyl diethanolamine and more commonly as MDEA. It has the formula CH₃N (C₂H₄OH)₂. MDEA is a tertiary amine and is widely used as a sweetening agent in chemical, oil refinery, syngas production and natural gas. This compound should not be confused with the similarly named commercial drug MDEA.

MDEA's popularity as a solvent for gas treating stems from several advantages it has over other alkanolamines, especially its ability to preferentially remove H₂S (and slip CO₂) from sour gas streams.

Similar compounds are monoethanolamine (MEA), a primary amine, and diethanolamine (DEA), a secondary amine, both of which are also used for amine gas treating.

References

The GPSA Databook

Methyl diethanolamine

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Methyl diethanolamine

Other names Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)methylamine^{[citation needed]}
Identifiers
CAS number	105-59-9^Y
PubChem	7767
ChemSpider	7479^Y
EC number	203-312-7
MeSH	N-methyldiethanolamine
RTECS number	KL7525000
Beilstein Reference	1734441
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES CN(CCO)CCO <p><p style="word-wrap: break-word;">
InChI InChI=1S/C5H13NO2/c1-6(2-4-7)3-5-8/h7-8H,2-5H2,1H3^Y Key: CRVGTESFCCXCTH-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
Pharmacology
Routes of administration	Oral
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word	WARNING
GHS hazard statements	H319
GHS precautionary statements	P305+351+338
EU Index	603-079-00-5
EU classification	Xi
R-phrases	R36
S-phrases	(S2), S24
NFPA 704	1 1 0
Flash point	127 °C
Autoignition temperature	410 °C
Explosive limits	1.4-8.8%
LD₅₀	1.945 g kg⁻¹ (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanols	N-Methylethanolamine Dimethylethanolamine Diethylethanolamine Diethanolamine N,N-Diisopropylaminoethanol Triethanolamine Bis-tris methane
Related compounds	Diethylamine Triethylamine Diethylhydroxylamine Diisopropylamine Dimethylaminopropylamine Diethylenetriamine N,N-Diisopropylethylamine Triisopropylamine Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine Mechlorethamine HN1 (nitrogen mustard) HN3 (nitrogen mustard) Agmatine
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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