Dimethylaminoisopropanol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C₅H₁₃NO that is classified as an

amino alcohol In organic chemistry, alkanolamines (amino alcohols) are organic compounds that contain both hydroxyl () and amino (, , and ) functional groups on an alkane backbone. Alkanolamine's bifunctionality and physicochemical characteristics lead to its u ...

. It is used as a building block in

organic synthesis Organic synthesis is a branch of chemical synthesis concerned with the construction of organic compounds. Organic compounds are molecules consisting of combinations of covalently-linked hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms. Within the gen ...

. Under the name dimepranol, it is also used as an active ingredient in some pharmaceutical formulations such as

inosine pranobex Inosine pranobex ( BAN; also known as inosine acedoben dimepranol (INN), methisoprinol, inosiplex or Isoprinosine) is an antiviral drug that is a combination of inosine and dimepranol acedoben (a salt of acetamidobenzoic acid and dimethylamino ...

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{{reflist Secondary alcohols Dimethylamino compounds