Description
Choline chloride
FCC
Synonym(s):
(2-Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium chloride
About This Item
Linear Formula:
(CH3)3N(Cl)CH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
67-48-1
Molecular Weight:
139.62
FEMA Number:
4500
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3563126
EC Number:
200-655-4
MDL number:
MFCD00011721
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
329830721
NACRES:
NA.21
Properties
biological source
synthetic
Quality Level
400
grade
Halal
Kosher
reg. compliance
FCC
FDA 21 CFR 117
form
powder, crystals or chunks
color
white
mp
302-305 °C (dec.) (lit.)
application(s)
flavors and fragrances
documentation
see Safety & Documentation for available documents
food allergen
no known allergens
organoleptic
fishy
SMILES string
[Cl-].C[N+](C)(C)CCO
InChI
1S/C5H14NO.ClH/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7;/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChI key
SGMZJAMFUVOLNK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
General description
Choline chloride (ChCl) is a quaternary ammonium salt. The unusual solvent properties of eutectic mixtures of urea and choline chloride make it useful as a biodegradable ambient-temperature solvent for a number of applications.
Safety Information
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk_germany
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable