Dimethylaminoisopropanol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C
5H
13NO that is classified as an
amino alcohol
In organic chemistry, alkanolamines are organic compounds that contain both hydroxyl () and amino (, , and ) functional groups on an alkane backbone. The term alkanolamine is a broad class term that is sometimes used as a subclassification.
Meth ...
. It is used as a building block in
organic synthesis
Organic synthesis is a special branch of chemical synthesis and is concerned with the intentional construction of organic compounds. Organic molecules are often more complex than inorganic compounds, and their synthesis has developed into one o ...
.
[ Under the name dimepranol, it is also used as an active ingredient in some pharmaceutical formulations such as ]inosine pranobex
Inosine pranobex ( BAN; also known as inosine acedoben dimepranol (INN) or methisoprinol) is an antiviral drug that is a combination of inosine and dimepranol acedoben (a salt of acetamidobenzoic acid and dimethylaminoisopropanol) in a ratio of ...
.
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Secondary alcohols
Dimethylamino compounds