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N-Methyl-D-glucamine

ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

1-Deoxy-1-(methylamino)-D-glucitol, Meglumine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H17NO5
CAS Number:
6284-40-8
Molecular Weight:
195.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329760336
EC Number:
228-506-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
385906
MDL number:
MFCD00004707
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Segment

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99.0% (T)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D −16.5±0.5°, c = 2% in H2O

autoignition temp.

~662 °F

mp

126-131 °C, 129-131.5 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤20 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

CNC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO

InChI

1S/C7H17NO5/c1-8-2-4(10)6(12)7(13)5(11)3-9/h4-13H,2-3H2,1H3/t4-,5+,6+,7+/m0/s1

InChI key

MBBZMMPHUWSWHV-BDVNFPICSA-N

General description

N-Methyl-D-glucamine, also known as Meglumine, is a sorbitol-derived amino sugar. It acts as a catalyst in one-pot synthesis of pyranopyrazole derivatives.

Application

N-Methyl-D-glucamine is utilized as:
  • An ion exchange resin due to its high affinity and selectivity for specific ions
  • A buffering agent to remove boron from an aqueous solution

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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