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Betaine aldehyde chloride

Name: Betaine aldehyde chloride
Brand: SIGMA

synthetic (organic), ≥99% (TLC), Choline metabolite, powder

Synonym(s):

(Formylmethyl)trimethylammonium chloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₅H₁₂ClNO

CAS Number:

7758-31-8

Molecular Weight:

137.61

UNSPSC Code:

12352202

PubChem Substance ID:

24278267

NACRES:

NA.77

MDL number:

MFCD00063509

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Properties

Product Name

Betaine aldehyde chloride,

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Segment

200

assay

≥99% (TLC)

form

powder

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to light yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Cl-].C[N+](C)(C)CC=O

InChI

1S/C5H12NO.ClH/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7;/h5H,4H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

FSKVGWXINKZUKS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

Betaine aldehyde is the physiological intermediate in the oxidation of choline to betaine. Mechanistic studies show that in aqueous solution, it exists predominantly (99%) as the diol (hydrate) form.

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Sigma-Aldrich B3650 Betaine aldehyde chloride	Sigma-Aldrich A5626 Acetylthiocholine chloride	Sigma-Aldrich B6506 Benzamidine hydrochloride hydrate	Sigma-Aldrich B3501 Betaine hydrochloride
assay ≥99% (TLC)	assay ≥99% (TLC)	assay ≥99%	assay ≥99%
biological source synthetic (organic)	biological source -	biological source synthetic (organic)	biological source synthetic (organic)
Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 100
form powder	form powder	form powder	form powder or crystals
solubility water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to light yellow	solubility water: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless	solubility water: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow	solubility water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless
storage temp. 2-8°C	storage temp. −20°C	storage temp. 2-8°C	storage temp. room temp

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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