trimethylamine
Noun
Meaning
A colorless volatile alkaline liquid, N.(CH3)3, obtained from herring brine, beet roots, etc., with a characteristic herringlike odor. It is regarded as a substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
diethylamine
triethylamine
diisopropylamine
dimethylbenzylamine
tertiary amines
dimethylethylamine
dimethyloctadecylamine
dimethylbutylamine
diethylmethylamine
diisobutylamine
dimethylcyclohexylamine
dimethyldodecylamine
dimethylnonylamine
dimethyloctylamine
dimethylphenethylamine
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Examples
In sterically hindered amines, as in the case of trimethylamine, the protonated form is not well-solvated.
Like other acid herbicides, current formulations use either an amine salt (often trimethylamine ) or one of many esters of the parent compound.