Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane NEW

Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane CAS:77-86-1 Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Product Name:Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane

Synonyms:OmniPur TRIS -CAS 77-86-1 - Calbiochem;Tris Base, Molecular Biology Grade - CAS 77-86-1 - Calbiochem;Tris Base, ULTROL Grade - CAS 77-86-1 - Calbiochem;Tris Buffer, 1.0 M, pH 8.0, Molecular Biology Grade - CAS 77-86-1 - Calbiochem;Tris Buffer, 100 mM, pH 7.4, Molecular Biology Grade - CAS 77-86-1 - Calbiochem;Tris(Hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Trometamol) high purity;1-[ethyl(hydroxymethyl)amino]ethane-1,2-diol;TRIS,Tromethamine, Trometamol

CAS:77-86-1

MF:C4H11NO3

MW:121.14

EINECS:  201-064-4

Melting point:167-172 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:219-220 °C10 mm Hg(lit.)

density:1,353 g/cm3

vapor pressure:0.0267 hPa (20 °C)

refractive index:1.4170 (estimate)

Fp:219-220°C/10mm

storage temp.:20-25°C

solubility:H2O: 4 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

Chemical Properties:White, crystalline solid. PH (0.1M aqueous solution) 10.6, corrosive to copper, brass, aluminum. Solubility in water 80 g/100 cc (20C). Combustible.

Description   

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 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. 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. Some medications are formulated as the "tromethamine salt" including hemabate (carboprost as trometamol salt), and "ketorolac trometamol".