Morpholine

Morpholine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H9NO.

Formula
C4H9NO
Molar mass
87.12 g/mol
Also known as
1-Oxa-4-azacyclohexane, Diethylene oximide, Tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine, Diethylenimide oxide, Diethyleneimide oxide, Diethylene imidoxide

Overview

Morpholine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H9NO.

Identifiers

Formula
C4H9NO
Molar mass
87.12 g/mol
Also known as
1-Oxa-4-azacyclohexane, Diethylene oximide, Tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine, Diethylenimide oxide, Diethyleneimide oxide, Diethylene imidoxide
Chemical identifiers
SMILES
C1COCCN1
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H9NO/c1-3-6-4-2-5-1/h5H,1-4H2
PubChem CID
8083

Properties

Melting Point
-4.8 °C
Boiling Point
128 °C
Relative density (water = 1)
Relative density (water = 1): 1.0
Water solubility
Miscible with water

References

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: Morpholine (CID 8083)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.

  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Morpholine — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8083#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-380

  3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Morpholine — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8083#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-380

  4. ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): Morpholine — densityILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8083#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred.

  5. ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): Morpholine — solubilityILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8083#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred.