''N'',''N''-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate or deanol bitartrate is an

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with the

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. It is a white powder. Modern texts refer to the ''N'',''N''-dimethylethanolamine

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of the natural form of

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, that is, the salt called ''N'',''N''-dimethylethanolamine dextrobitartrate, ''N'',''N''-dimethylethanolamine (2''R'',3''R'')-bitartrate or ''N'',''N''-dimethylethanolamine L-(+)-bitartrate.

Chemistry

''N'',''N''-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate is a ''N'',''N''-dimethylethanolamine

of tartaric acid. ''N'',''N''-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate contains

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ammonium

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s (dimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium ) and bitartrate

anions An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...

(). Tertiary ammonium cation is a cation in which three

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atoms of

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are replaced with

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groups. In this compound, the three substituents of ammonium are two

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groups () and one 2-hydroxy

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group (). The bitartrate anion is chiral (there are left, right and meso forms of bitartrate, see

Uses

''N'',''N''-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate is used in biological studies to evaluate motor activity in response to the injection of ''N'',''N''-dimethylethanolamine.

References

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