N,N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate

N,''N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate or deanol bitartrate is an organic compound with the chemical formula. It is a white powder. Modern texts refer to the N'',N-dimethylethanolamine salt of the natural form of tartaric acid, that is, the salt called N,''N-dimethylethanolamine dextrobitartrate, N'',N-dimethylethanolamine -bitartrate or N,''N''-dimethylethanolamine L--bitartrate.

Chemistry

N,''N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate is a N'',N-dimethylethanolamine salt of tartaric acid. N,''N''-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate contains tertiary ammonium cations and bitartrate anions. Tertiary ammonium cation is a cation in which three hydrogen atoms of ammonium are replaced with organyl groups. In this compound, the three substituents of ammonium are two methyl groups and one 2-hydroxyethyl group. The bitartrate anion is chiral.

Uses

N,''N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate is used in biological studies to evaluate motor activity in response to the injection of N'',N-dimethylethanolamine.