N,N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate

N,N-Dimethylethanolamine (2R,3R)-bitartrate
Names
	IUPAC name N,N-Dimethylethanolamine (2R,3R)-bitartrate
	Systematic IUPAC name Dimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydrogen 1,4-butanedioate
	Other names 2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol hydrogen L-(+)-Tartrate; 2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol L-(+)-bitartrate; 2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxysuccinate; Atrol; Deanol bitartrate; DMAE bitartrate; Ethanol, 2-(dimethylamino)-, (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1); Liparon; N,N-dimethylethanolamine L-(+)-bitartrate; N,N-Dimethylethanolamine (2R,3R)-bitartrate;
Identifiers
CAS Number	5988-51-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Isomeric: Interactive image; Non-isomeric: Interactive image;
ChemSpider	17340333;
ECHA InfoCard	100.025.281
EC Number	227-809-3 ;
PubChem CID	16212495;
UNII	D240J05W14 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40952332;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H11NO.C4H6O6/c1-5(2)3-4-6;5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h6H,3-4H2,1-2H3;1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t;1-,2-/m.1/s1 Key: UIEGYKVRCKDVKQ-LREBCSMRSA-N;
	SMILES Isomeric: CN(C)CCO.C(C(C(=O)O)O)(C(=O)O)O; Non-isomeric: CN(C)CCO.[C@@H]([C@H](C(=O)O)O)(C(=O)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H17NO7
Molar mass	239.224 g·mol−1
Appearance	White powder or white crystals
Melting point	111–113 °C (232–235 °F; 384–386 K)
Solubility in water	Slightly
Solubility	Methanol (slightly, heated)
Structure
Coordination geometry	Tetrahedral at the nitrogen atom
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Serious eye damage
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P321, P332, P337, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	2600 mg/kg (rat, oral); 3100 mg/kg (mouse, oral); 3000 mg/kg (mouse, intraperitoneal);
Related compounds
Other cations	Choline bitartrate; Sodium bitartrate; Potassium bitartrate;
Related compounds	Bitartrate; Tartrate; Tartaric acid;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

N,N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate or deanol bitartrate is an organic compound with the chemical formula [HN(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₂OH]⁺HOOC−CH(OH)−CH(OH)−COO⁻. It is a white powder. Modern texts refer to the N,N-dimethylethanolamine salt of the natural form of tartaric acid, that is, the salt called N,N-dimethylethanolamine dextrobitartrate, N,N-dimethylethanolamine (2R,3R)-bitartrate or N,N-dimethylethanolamine L-(+)-bitartrate.