The molecule is a bicine that is amino acetate in which the nitrogen atom is substituted by 2 (2-hydroxyethyl)- groups. It is a conjugate acid of a [bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]acetate. It is a tautomer of a N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine.
2-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)azaniumyl]acetate