66930

N-Methyl-D-glucamine

ReagentPlus^®, ≥99.0% (T)

• Synonym(s): 1-Deoxy-1-(methylamino)-D-glucitol, Meglumine
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₇H₁₇NO₅
• CAS Number: 6284-40-8
• Molecular Weight: 195.21
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 385906
• EC Number: 228-506-9
• MDL number: MFCD00004707
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• PubChem Substance ID: 329760336
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• biological source: synthetic
• Quality Level: 200
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• assay: ≥99.0% (T)
• form: powder
• optical activity: [α]20/D −16.5±0.5°, c = 2% in H₂O
• autoignition temp.: ~662 °F
• mp: 126-131 °C; 129-131.5 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤5 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: Ca: ≤10 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤5 mg/kg; K: ≤50 mg/kg; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Mo: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤50 mg/kg; Ni: ≤20 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• SMILES string: CNC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
• InChI: 1S/C7H17NO5/c1-8-2-4(10)6(12)7(13)5(11)3-9/h4-13H,2-3H2,1H3/t4-,5+,6+,7+/m0/s1
• InChI key: MBBZMMPHUWSWHV-BDVNFPICSA-N

Description

General description

N-Methyl-D-glucamine, also known as Meglumine, is a sorbitol-derived amino sugar. It acts as a catalyst in one-pot synthesis of pyranopyrazole derivatives.

Application

N-Methyl-D-glucamine is utilized as:

• An ion exchange resin due to its high affinity and selectivity for specific ions
• A buffering agent to remove boron from an aqueous solution

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)