In organic chemistry, alkanolamines (amino alcohols) are organic compounds that contain both hydroxyl (−OH) and amino (−NH2, −NHR, and −NR2) functional groups on an alkane backbone. Most alkanolamines are colorless.[1]
- Alkanolamines
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Methanolamine, from the reaction of ammonia with formaldehyde -
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2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol is a precursor to oxazolines -
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Sphingosine is a component of some cell membrane.
- ^ Smith, Michael B.; March, Jerry (2007), Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure (6th ed.), New York: Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 978-0-471-72091-1