4900 Diethanolamine Diethanolamine, often abbreviated as DEA, is an organic chemical compound which is both a secondary amine and a dialcohol. A dialcohol has two hydroxyl groups in its molecule. Like other amines, diethanolamine acts as a weak base. Diethanolamine is widely used in the preparation of diethanolamides and diethanolamine salts of long-chain fatty acids that are formulated into soaps and surfactants used in liquid laundry and dishwashing detergents, cosmetics, shampoos, and hair conditioners. Diethanolamine is also used in textile processing, in industrial gas purification to remove acid gases, as an anticorrosion agent in metalworking fluids, and in preparations of agricultural chemicals. Aqueous diethanolamine solutions are used as solvents for numerous drugs that are administered intravenously. 111-42-2 8113 C4H11NO2 White powder. 28 °C 268°C (514.4°F) 1000 mg/mL at 20 °C 2B, possibly carcinogenic to humans. (L135) 2014-09-11T05:18:58Z 2014-12-24T20:26:58Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethanolamine C06772 28123 CPD-653 true OCCNCCO C4H11NO2 InChI=1S/C4H11NO2/c6-3-1-5-2-4-7/h5-7H,1-4H2 InChIKey=ZBCBWPMODOFKDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 105.1356 105.078978601 Exogenous Solid -1.43 HMDB04437 CHEMBL119604 13835604 Peschel, Werner; Hildebrandt, Axel; Bessling, Bernd. Continuous process for the synthesis of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine via the addition reaction of ammonia with ethylene oxide in the presence of water as a catalyst. Eur. Pat. Appl. (2003), 11 pp.