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Usage

Uses

Used in Textile Industry:
(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium lactate is used as a key component in fabric softeners and antistatic agents. It effectively reduces static electricity in fabrics and provides a softening effect, enhancing the comfort and feel of textiles.
Used in Hair Care Products:
In the hair care industry, (2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium lactate serves as a conditioning agent. It improves the manageability and texture of hair, offering benefits such as easier combing and a smoother appearance.
Used in Personal Care Products:
(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium lactate is also utilized in personal care products for its ability to provide a softening and conditioning effect, contributing to the overall quality and feel of the product.

InChI:InChI=1/C4H11NO.C3H6O3/c1-5(2)3-4-6;1-2(4)3(5)6/h6H,3-4H2,1-2H3;2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)

Upstream product

• 108-01-0 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethanol 
• 849585-22-4 LACTIC ACID 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Dual functions of N,N-dimethylethanolamnium-based ionic liquids for the Knoevenagel reactions at room temperature

In this work, the hydrogen bond formation ability of cation and anion of the ILs was determined by using the solvatochromic method and was found to be responsible for their catalytic activity in the Knoevenagel reactions. The enhancement in the hydrogen bond donor ability of the cations and the hydrogen bond acceptor ability of the anions can both lead to the increase in the catalytic activity of the ILs. From the proposed reaction mechanism, it was deduced that the cations of the ILs can form hydrogen bond with aldehyde to activate the CO bond as electrophile, and the anions of the ILs can promote active methylene compound to produce carboanion as nucleophile, showing dual function activation effect in the catalytic processes. In addition, the optimized N,N-dimethylethanolamnium acetate as dual function activator for the Koevenagel reactions benefits from wide substrates tolerance, ambient reaction temperature, easy work-up procedure, and easy reuse of the IL.