• Morpholine is a colorless liquid with a weak Ammonia or fish- like odor.
• It is used as a solvent, rubber accelerator, corrosion inhibitor, boiler water additive, and brightener for detergents.
• Morpholine is widely used in organic synthesis.For example, it is a building block in the preparation of the antibiotic linezolid, the anticancer agent gefitinib (Iressa) and the analgesic dextromoramide.
• Morpholine is an organic chemical compound having the chemical formula O(CH2CH2)2NH.
• TBecause of the amine, morpholine is a base; its conjugate acid is called morpholinium.
• For example, treating morpholine with hydrochloric acid makes the salt morpholinium chloride.
• The naming of morpholine is attributed to Ludwig Knorr, who incorrectly believed it to be part of the structure of morphine.