Alkanolamine

<p>In <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>, alkanolamines (amino alcohols) are <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic compounds</a> that contain both <a href="/facts/Hydroxyl/1Hs2QAEv">hydroxyl</a> (−OH) and <a href="/facts/Amino/SN7W44fv">amino</a> (−NH2, −NHR, and −NR2) <a href="/facts/Functional_group/GXkSPsjM">functional groups</a> on an <a href="/facts/Alkane/Qam7Hvmf">alkane</a> backbone. Alkanolamine's bifunctionality and physicochemical characteristics lead to its use in many applications, such as <a href="/facts/Textile/PJrVeM5S">textiles</a>, <a href="/facts/Cosmetics/rb1x6P8c">cosmetics</a>, agricultural chemical intermediates, drugs, and <a href="/facts/Cutting_fluid/QNumvyqc">metal working fluids</a>. Many aminoalcohols derivatives also have <a href="/facts/Chemotherapy/fWTLbaUT">chemotherapeutic</a> properties.  
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<p>Alkanolamines usually have high-solubility in water due to the hydrogen <a href="/facts/Hydrogen_bond/85V86IIg">bonding</a> ability of both the hydroxyl group and the amino group. Alkanoamines have also shown a broad toxicity for a variety of organisms, including parasites, insect larvae and eggs, and microbes. Studies have also shown that the antimicrobial effect of alkanolamines increases in higher pH's.  Most alkanolamines are colorless.
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Alkanolamine