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N,O-Dimethylhydroxylamine

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N,O-Dimethylhydroxylamine[1]
Structural formula of N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine
Ball-and-stick model of the N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N-Methoxymethanamine
Other names
Methoxymethylamine; Methylmethoxyamine; HNMeOMe
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H7NO/c1-3-4-2/h3H,1-2H3 X markN
    Key: KRKPYFLIYNGWTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N X markN
  • InChI=1/C2H7NO/c1-3-4-2/h3H,1-2H3
    Key: KRKPYFLIYNGWTE-UHFFFAOYAP
  • CNOC
Properties
C2H7NO
Molar mass 61.084 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid[2]
Melting point −97 °C (−143 °F; 176 K)[3]

Hydrochloride salt: 112 to 115 °C (234 to 239 °F; 385 to 388 K)
Boiling point 43.2 °C (109.8 °F; 316.3 K)[3]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Serious eye irritation
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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N,O-Dimethylhydroxylamine is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3NHOCH3. Its structure is H3C−NH−O−CH3. It is a colorless liquid. It is a methylated hydroxylamine used to form so called 'Weinreb amides' for use in the Weinreb ketone synthesis.[3] It is commercially available as its hydrochloride salt (methoxy(methyl)ammonium chloride [CH3O(CH3)NH2]+Cl).[1]

Synthesis

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It may be prepared by reacting ethyl chloroformate (or similar) with hydroxylamine followed by treatment with a methylating agent such as dimethyl sulfate. The N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine is then liberated by acid hydrolysis followed by neutralization.[3]

Applications

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Final products containing N,O-Dimethylhydroxylamine include the following: linuron, monolinuron, metobromuron, metobenzuron, chlorbromuron & sarecycline.

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 N,O-Dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride at Sigma-Aldrich
  2. cymitquimica.com. "CAS 1117-97-1: N-methoxymethylamine". cymitquimica.com. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Weinreb, Steven M.; Folmer, James J.; Ward, Timothy R.; Georg, Gunda I. (2006). "N,O-Dimethylhydroxylamine". E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rd341.pub2. ISBN 0471936235.