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bicine
Sign in to saveBicine is an organic compound used as a buffering agent. It is one of Good's buffers and has a pKa of 8.35 at 20 °C. It is prepared by the reaction of glycine with ethylene oxide, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant lactone.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H13NO4
- Molecular weight
- 163.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]acetic acid
- SMILES
- C(CO)N(CCO)CC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- FSVCELGFZIQNCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -3.8
- Polar surface area
- 81 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 163.084
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₃NO₄
- canonical SMILES
- C(CO)N(CCO)CC(=O)O
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Encyclopedic overview
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Bicine is an organic compound used as a buffering agent. It is one of Good's buffers and has a pKa of 8.35 at 20 °C. It is prepared by the reaction of glycine with ethylene oxide, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant lactone.
Bicine is a contaminant in amine systems used for gas sweetening. It is formed by amine degradation in the presence of O2, SO2, H2S or Thiosulfate.
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