meglumine meglumine meglumine is a sugar alcohol derived from glucose that contains an amino group modification. it is often used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals and in conjunction with iodinated compounds in contrast media such as diatrizoate meglumine, iothalamate meglumine and iodipamide meglumine. meglumine names systematic iupac name (2r,3r,4r,5s)-6-(methylamino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol other names n-methyl-d-glucamine; methylglucamine; n-methylglucamine; 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-d-glucitol; 1-deoxy-1-methylaminosorbitol; n-methylsorbitylamine; meglumin identifiers cas number 6284-40-8 y 3d model (jsmol) interactive image chebi chebi:59732 n chembl chembl1200570 n chemspider 8249 n echa infocard 100.025.916 pubchem cid 8567 unii 6hg8ub2muy n comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid0023244 inchi inchi=1s/c7h17no5/c1-8-2-4(10)6(12)7(13)5(11)3-9/h4-13h,2-3h2,1h3/t4-,5+,6+,7+/m0/s1 nkey: mbbzmmphuwswhv-bdvnfpicsa-n n smiles o((o)cnc)(o)(o)co properties chemical formula c7h17no5 molar mass 195.215 g·mol−1 appearance white crystals log p −2.509 acidity (pka) 9.52 basicity (pkb) 0.526 except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). n verify (what is yn ?) infobox references