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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol | |
Other names
TRIS, Tris, Tris base, Tris buffer, Trizma, Trisamine, THAM, Tromethamine, Trometamol, Tromethane, Trisaminol, Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.969 |
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Properties | |
C4H11NO3 | |
Molar mass | 121.136 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | White crystalline powder |
Density | 1.328g/cm3 |
Melting point | >175-176 °C (448-449 K) |
Boiling point | 219 °C (426 °F; 492 K) |
~50 g/100 mL (25 °C) | |
Acidity (pKa) | 8.07 (conjugate acid) |
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B05BB03 (WHO) B05XX02 (WHO) | |
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Irritant |
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H315, H319, H335 | |
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P332+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405 | |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tris, or tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, or known during medical use as tromethamine or THAM, is an organic compound with the formula (HOCH2)3CNH2. It is extensively used in biochemistry and molecular biology as a component of buffer solutions[2] such as in TAE and TBE buffers, especially for solutions of nucleic acids. It contains a primary amine and thus undergoes the reactions associated with typical amines, e.g., condensations with aldehydes. Tris also complexes with metal ions in solution.[3] In medicine, tromethamine is occasionally used as a drug, given in intensive care for its properties as a buffer for the treatment of severe metabolic acidosis in specific circumstances.[4][5] Some medications are formulated as the "tromethamine salt" including Hemabate (carboprost as trometamol salt), and "ketorolac trometamol".[6] In 2023 a strain of Pseudomonas hunanensis was found to be able to degrade TRIS buffer.[7]
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