Choline

Choline
Choline cation skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name
2-Hydroxyethyl(trimethyl)azanium[1]
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium
Other names
  • Bilineurine
  • (2-Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium
  • 2-Hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1736748
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.487 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-535-1
324597
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H14NO/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3/q+1 checkY
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  • C[N+](C)(C)CCO
Properties
[(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+
Molar mass 104.173 g·mol−1
Appearance Viscous colorless deliquescent liquid (choline hydroxide)[2]
Very soluble (choline hydroxide)[2]
Solubility soluble in ethanol,[2] insoluble in diethylether and chloroform[3] (choline hydroxide)
Structure
Tetrahedral at the nitrogen atom
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Corrosive
GHS labelling:
GHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
3–6 g/kg (rat, oral)[2]
Safety data sheet (SDS) 4
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Choline (/ˈkln/ KOH-leen)[4] is an essential nutrient for humans and many other animals, which was formerly classified as a B vitamin (vitamin B4).[5][6] It is a structural part of phospholipids and a methyl donor in metabolic one-carbon chemistry. The compound is related to trimethylglycine in the latter respect. It is a cation with the chemical formula [(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+. Choline forms various salts, for example choline chloride and choline bitartrate.

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  4. ^ "Choline". Lexico Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Choline". Micronutrient Information Center, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University. February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ Choline. The Metabolomics Innovation Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |website= ignored (help)

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