Aminomethanol

Aminomethanol or methanolamine is the amino alcohol with the chemical formula of H₂NCH₂OH. With an amino group and an alcohol group on the same carbon atom, the compound is also an hemiaminal.^[1]

Aminomethanol

Methanolamine structural formula
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Aminomethanol
Other names Methanolamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	3088-27-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4925662 N
PubChem CID	6420096
UNII	T8C993J0UB Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50184884
InChI InChI=1S/CH5NO/c2-1-3/h3H,1-2H2 N Key: XMYQHJDBLRZMLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/CH5NO/c2-1-3/h3H,1-2H2 Key: XMYQHJDBLRZMLW-UHFFFAOYAU
SMILES OCN
Properties
Chemical formula	CH5NO
Molar mass	47.057 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

In aqueous solution, methanolamine exists in equilibrium with formaldehyde and ammonia.^[2] It is an intermediate en route to hexamethylenetetramine.^[3] The reaction can be conducted in gas phase and in solution.