Ethanolamine

Names
Preferred IUPAC name

2-Aminoethan-1-ol[1]

Other names

* 2-Aminoethanol
* 2-Amino-1-ethanol
* Ethanolamine (not recommended[1])
* Monoethanolamine
* β-Aminoethanol
* β-hydroxyethylamine
* β-Aminoethyl alcohol
* Glycinol
* Olamine
* MEA
* Ethylolamine
* 2-Hydroxyethylamine
* Colamine

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 141-43-5 Y

3D model (JSmol)

* Interactive image

ChEBI |

* CHEBI:16000 Y

ChEMBL |

* ChEMBL104943 Y

ChemSpider |

* 13835336 Y

DrugBank |

* DB03994 Y

EC Number |

* 205-483-3

KEGG |

* D05074 Y

PubChem CID

* 700

RTECS number |

* KJ5775000

UNII |

* 5KV86114PT Y

InChI

* InChI=1S/C2H7NO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-3H2 Y

Key: HZAXFHJVJLSVMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y

* InChI=1/C2H7NO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-3H2

Key: HZAXFHJVJLSVMW-UHFFFAOYAD

SMILES

* NCCO

Properties

Chemical formula

| C2H7NO
Molar mass | 61.084 g·mol−1
Appearance  | Viscous colourless liquid
Odor | Unpleasant ammonia-like odour
Density | 1.0117 g/cm3
Melting point |  10.3 °C (50.5 °F; 283.4 K)
Boiling point |  170 °C (338 °F; 443 K)

Solubility in water

| Miscible
Vapor pressure | 64 Pa (20 °C)[2]
Acidity (pKa)  | 9.50[3]

Refractive index (nD)

| 1.4539 (20 °C)[4]
Hazards
Safety data sheet | Sigma[5]
GHS pictograms |
GHS Signal word | Danger

GHS hazard statements

| H302, H312, H332, H314, H335, H412[5]

GHS precautionary statements

| P261, P273, P305+351+338, P303+361+353[5]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)  |

Flash point |  85 °C (185 °F; 358 K) (closed cup)

Autoignition
temperature

|  410 °C (770 °F; 683 K)
Explosive limits | 5.5–17%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):

LD50 (median dose)

* 3320 mg/kg (rat, oral)
* 620 mg/kg (guinea pig, oral)
* 2050 mg/kg (rat, oral)
* 1475 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
* 1000 mg/kg (rabbit, oral)
* 700 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
* 1720–1970 mg/kg (rat, oral)[7]

NIOSH (US health exposure limits):

PEL (Permissible)

| TWA: 3 ppm (6 mg/m3)[6]

REL (Recommended)

* TWA: 3 ppm (8 mg/m3)
* ST: 6 ppm (15 mg/m3)[6]

IDLH (Immediate danger)

| 30 ppm[6]
Related compounds

Related compounds

* N-Methylethanolamine
* Diethanolamine
* Triethanolamine

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Infobox references

Ethanolamine (2-aminoethanol, monoethanolamine, ETA, or MEA) is a naturally occurring organic chemical compound with the formula HOCH2CH2NH2 or C2H7NO.[8] The molecule is bifunctional, containing both a primary amine and a primary alcohol. Ethanolamine is a colorless, viscous liquid with an odor reminiscent of ammonia.[9]

Ethanolamine is commonly called monoethanolamine or MEA in order to be distinguished from diethanolamine (DEA) and triethanolamine (TEA). The ethanolamines comprise a group of amino alcohols. A class of antihistamines is identified as ethanolamines, which includes carbinoxamine, clemastine, dimenhydrinate, chlorphenoxamine, diphenhydramine and doxylamine.[10]

## Contents

* 1 Ethanolamine in Nature
* 2 Industrial production
* 3 Applications
* 3.1 Gas stream scrubbing
* 3.2 Other uses
* 3.3 pH-control amine
* 4 Reactions
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Ethanolamine in Nature

ETA molecules are a component in the formation of cellular membranes and are thus a molecular building block for life. Ethanolamine is the second-most-abundant head group for phospholipids, substances found in biological membranes (particularly those of prokaryotes); e.g., phosphatidylethanolamine. It is also used in messenger molecules such as palmitoylethanolamide, which has an effect on CB1 receptors.[11]

ETA was thought to exist only on Earth and on certain asteroids, but in 2021 evidence was found that ETA molecules exist in interstellar space.[12]

Ethanolamine is biosynthesized by decarboxylation of serine:[13]

HOCH2CH(CO2H)NH2 → HOCH2CH2NH2 \+ CO

Derivatives of ethanolamine are widespread in nature; e.g., lipids, as precursor of a variety of N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), that modulate several animal and plant physiological processes such as seed germination, plant–pathogen interactions, chloroplast development and flowering,[14] as well as precursor, combined with arachidonic acid C20H32O2 20:4, ω-6), to form the endocannabinoid anandamide (AEA: C22H37NO2; 20:4, ω-6).[15]

ETA is biodegraded by ethanolamine ammonia-lyase, a B12-dependent enzyme. It is converted to acetaldehyde and ammonia via initial H-atom abstraction.[16]

2NCH
2CH
2OH → NH
3 \+ CH
3CHO

## Industrial production

Monoethanolamine is produced by treating ethylene oxide with aqueous ammonia; the reaction also produces diethanolamine and triethanolamine. The ratio of the products can be controlled by the stoichiometry of the reactants.[17]

## Applications

MEA is used as feedstock in the production of detergents, emulsifiers, polishes, pharmaceuticals, corrosion inhibitors, and chemical intermediates.[9]

For example, reacting ethanolamine with ammonia gives ethylenediamine, a precursor of the commonly used chelating agent, EDTA.[17]

### Gas stream scrubbing

Monoethanolamines can scrub combusted-coal, combusted-methane and combusted-biogas flue emissions of carbon dioxide (CO
2) very efficiently. MEA carbon dioxide scrubbing is also used to regenerate the air on submarines.

Solutions of MEA in water are used as a gas stream scrubbing liquid in amine treaters.[18] For example, aqueous MEA is used to remove carbon dioxide (CO
2) and hydrogen sulfide (H
2S) from various gas streams; e.g., flue gas and sour natural gas.[19] The MEA ionizes dissolved acidic compounds, making them polar and considerably more soluble.

MEA scrubbing solutions can be recycled through a regeneration unit. When heated, MEA, being a rather weak base, will release dissolved H
2S or CO
2 gas resulting in a pure MEA solution.[17][20]

### Other uses

In pharmaceutical formulations, MEA is used primarily for buffering or preparation of emulsions. MEA can be used as pH regulator in cosmetics.[21]

It is an injectable sclerosant as a treatment option of symptomatic hemorrhoids. 2–5 ml of ethanolamine oleate can be injected into the mucosa just above the hemorrhoids to cause ulceration and mucosal fixation thus preventing hemorrhoids from descending out of the anal canal.

It is also an ingredient in cleaning fluid for automobile windshields.[22]

### pH-control amine

Ethanolamine is often used for alkalinization of water in steam cycles of power plants, including nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactors. This alkalinization is performed to control corrosion of metal components. ETA (or sometimes a similar organic amine; e.g., morpholine) is selected because it does not accumulate in steam generators (boilers) and crevices due to its volatility, but rather distributes relatively uniformly throughout the entire steam cycle. In such application, ETA is a key ingredient of so-called "all-volatile treatment" of water (AVT).[citation needed]

## Reactions

Upon reaction with carbon dioxide, 2 equivalents of ethanolamine react through the intermediacy of carbonic acid to form a carbamate salt,[23] which when heated reforms ethanolamine and carbon dioxide.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. pp. 649, 717. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. "For example, the name ‘ethanolamine’, which is still widely used, is badly constructed because of the presence of two suffixes; it is not an alternative to the preferred IUPAC name, ‘2-aminoethan-1-ol’."
2. ↑ "Ethanolamine MSDS". Acros Organics. http://www.paclp.com/content/documents/MSDS/Ethanolamine.pdf.
3. ↑ Hall, H.K. (1957). "Correlation of the Base Strengths of Amines". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79 (20): 5441–4. doi:10.1021/ja01577a030. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja01577a030.
4. ↑ Reitmeier, R.E.; Sivertz, V.; Tartar, H.V. (1940). "Some Properties of Monoethanolamine and its Aqueous Solutions". Journal of the American Chemical Society 62 (8): 1943–44. doi:10.1021/ja01865a009.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sigma-Aldrich Co., Ethanolamine. Retrieved on 2018-05-24.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0256". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0256.html.
7. ↑ "Ethanolamine". Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/141435.html.
8. ↑ "National Library of Medicine. PubChem. Ethanolomine.". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Ethanolamine.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Martin Ernst; Johann-Peter Melder; Franz Ingo Berger; Christian Koch (2022). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a10_001.pub2.
10. ↑ Cough, Cold, and Allergy Preparation Toxicity at eMedicine
11. ↑ Calignano, A; La Rana, G; Piomelli, D (2001). "Antinociceptive activity of the endogenous fatty acid amide, palmitylethanolamide". European Journal of Pharmacology 419 (2–3): 191–8. doi:10.1016/S0014-2999(01)00988-8. PMID 11426841. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9js9j6f1.
12. ↑ "First evidence of cell membrane molecules in space". May 28, 2021. https://astronomy.com/news/2021/05/first-evidence-of-cell-membrane-molecules-in-space.
13. ↑ "Phosphatidylethanolamine and related lipids". AOCS. http://lipidlibrary.aocs.org/Lipids/pe/index.htm.
14. ↑ Coutinho, Bruna G.; Mevers, Emily; Schaefer, Amy L.; Pelletier, Dale A.; Harwood, Caroline S.; Clardy, Jon; Greenberg, E. Peter (2018-09-25). "A plant-responsive bacterial-signaling system senses an ethanolamine derivative". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 (39): 9785–9790. doi:10.1073/pnas.1809611115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 30190434. Bibcode: 2018PNAS..115.9785C.
15. ↑ Marzo, V. Di; Petrocellis, L. De; Sepe, N.; Buono, A. (1996-06-15). "Biosynthesis of anandamide and related acylethanolamides in mouse J774 macrophages and N18 neuroblastoma cells.". Biochemical Journal 316 (Pt 3): 977–84. doi:10.1042/bj3160977. PMID 8670178.
16. ↑ Shibata, Naoki; Tamagaki, Hiroko; Hieda, Naoki; Akita, Keita; Komori, Hirofumi; Shomura, Yasuhito; Terawaki, Shin-Ichi; Mori, Koichi et al. (2010). "Crystal Structures of Ethanolamine Ammonia-lyase Complexed with Coenzyme B12 Analogs and Substrates". Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 (34): 26484–26493. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.125112. PMID 20519496.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Weissermel, Klaus; Arpe, Hans-Jürgen; Lindley, Charlet R.; Hawkins, Stephen (2003). "Chap. 7. Oxidation Products of Ethylene". Industrial Organic Chemistry. Wiley-VCH. pp. 159–161. ISBN 3-527-30578-5.
18. ↑ "Modelling the phase and chemical equilibria of aqueous solutions of alkanolamines and carbon dioxide using the SAFT-γ SW group contribution approach". Fluid Phase Equilibria 407: 280. August 2015. doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2015.07.052.
19. ↑ Emergency and Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Submarine Contaminants. 2007. doi:10.17226/11170. ISBN 978-0-309-09225-8. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11170.
20. ↑ "Ethanolamine". Occupational Safety & Health Administration. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/ethanolamine/recognition.html.
21. ↑ Carrasco, F. (2009). "Ingredientes Cosméticos". Diccionario de Ingredientes Cosméticos 4ª Ed. www.imagenpersonal.net. pp. 306. ISBN 978-84-613-4979-1.
22. ↑ Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 1994. p. Part 571; S 108—PRE 128. https://books.google.com/books?id=swgeJm6aAC0C&pg=RA7-PA128.
23. ↑ Lu, Yanyue; Liao, Anping; Yun, Zhuge; Liang, Yanqing; Yao, Qinmei (2014). "Absorption of Carbon Dioxide in Ethanolamine Solutions". Asian Journal of Chemistry 26 (1): 39–42. doi:10.14233/ajchem.2014.15301. https://asianjournalofchemistry.co.in/User/ViewFreeArticle.aspx?ArticleID=26_2_11.

## External links

* Process technology to produce ethanolamines by reaction of ammonia and ethylene oxide
* CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

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*[CID]: Compound ID
*[H302]: Harmful if swallowed
*[H312]: Harmful in contact with skin
*[H332]: Harmful if inhaled
*[H314]: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
*[H335]: May cause respiratory irritation
*[H412]: Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
*[P261]: Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray
*[P273]: Avoid release to the environment
*[P305+351+338]: IF IN EYES: Rinse continuously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do – continue rinsing
*[P303+361+353]: IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower