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Properties of substance:

choline hydroxide

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C5H15NO2

Structural formula as text:

HOCH2CH2N(CH3)3OH

Molar/atomic mass: 121.1781

Melting point (°C):

180

Decomposition temperature (°C):

180

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: sparingly soluble [Ref.]
amyl alcohol: sparingly soluble [Ref.]
benzene: insoluble [Ref.]
carbon disulphide: insoluble [Ref.]
carbon tetrachloride: insoluble [Ref.]
chloroform: insoluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: insoluble [Ref.]
ethanol: very soluble [Ref.]
methanol: very soluble [Ref.]
petroleum ether: insoluble [Ref.]
toluene: insoluble [Ref.]
water: very soluble [Ref.]

Hygroscopic:

yes

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1852

References:

  1. Березов Т.Т., Коровкин Б.Ф. Биологическая химия. - М.: Медицина, 1988. - pp. 245-246 [Russian]
  2. Досон Р., Эллиот Д., Эллиот У., Джонс К. Справочник биохимика. - М.: Мир, 1991. - pp. 35 [Russian]
  3. Краткая химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 5: Т-Я. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1967. - pp. 734-735 [Russian]
  4. Химический энциклопедический словарь. - Под ред. Кнунянц И.Л. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1983. - pp. 665 [Russian]

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