Choline hydroxide
Agent Name
Choline hydroxide
CAS Number
123-41-1
Formula
C5-H14-N-O.H-O
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
(2-Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide; (beta-Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide; 2-Hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium hydroxide; Bursine; Fagine; Gossypine; Luridine; Sincaline; Sinkalin; Sinkaline; Trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide; Vidine; Ethanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide; [ChemIDplus] 2-Hydroxyethyl trimethylammonium hydroxide; [Acros Organics MSDS] UN3267
Category
Other Nitrogen Compounds
Description
45% aqueous solution: Brown viscous liquid; [Acros Organics MSDS]
Comments
Causes convulsions and dyspnea in intravenous lethal-dose studies of mice (LD50 = 21.4 mg/kg); [RTECS] 45% aqueous solution: Causes burns; Inhalation may cause corrosive injuries to upper respiratory tract and lungs; [Acros Organics MSDS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Explanatory Notes
45% aqueous solution: Vapor pressure = 17.5 mm Hg at 20 deg C; [Acros Organics MSDS] The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Corrosive liquid, basic, organic, n.o.s."
Adverse Effects
Toxic Pneumonitis
Yes
Dermatotoxin
Skin burns
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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