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| IUPAC name
Trimethylvinylammonium hydroxide
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| Other names
Vitaloid; N,N,N-Trimethylethenaminium hydroxide
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| C5H13NO | |
| Molar mass | 103.16 |
| Appearance | Syrupy liquid |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Neurine is an alkaloid found in egg yolk, brain, bile and in cadavers. It is formed during putrefaction of biological tissues by the dehydration of choline. It is a poisonous, syrupy liquid with a fishy odor.
Neurine is a quaternary ammonium salt with three methyl groups and one vinyl group attached to the nitrogen atom. Synthetically, neurine can be prepared by the reaction of acetylene with trimethylamine.[1] Neurine is unstable and decomposes readily to form trimethylamine.