Ethylamine



Ethylamine[1]
IUPAC name Ethanamine
Other names Ethylamine, Monoethylamine, Aminoethane, 1-Aminoethane
Identifiers
CAS number 75-04-7
PubChem 6341
EINECS number 200-834-7
RTECS number KH2100000
SMILES CCN
InChI InChI=1/C2H7N/c1-2-3/h2-3H2,1H3
Properties
Molecular formula C2H7N
Molar mass 45.08 g/mol
Appearance Light yellow liquid
Density 0.689 g/cm3
Melting point

-81 °C

Boiling point

16.6 °C

Solubility in water Miscible
Vapor pressure 121 kPa (20 °C)
Hazards
Main hazards Harmful, corrosive, highly flammable
NFPA 704
4
3
0
ALK
R-phrases R12, R20, R22, R34, R36, R37, R38
S-phrases S29
Flash point -17 °C
Autoignition
temperature 		385 °C
Explosive limits 3.5-14 %V
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Ethylamine is a organic synthesis.

Ethylamine, like some other amines, has the unusual property of dissolving alkynes.

Synthesis and reactions

Ethylamine can be prepared in a laboratory by reaction of ethylene with catalyst.

H2C=CH2 + NH3 → CH3CH2NH2

It can also be synthesized from ammonium chloride.[citation needed]

2 CH3CHO + NH4Cl → CH3CH2NH3Cl + CH3CO2H
CH3CH2NH3Cl + NaOH → CH3CH2NH2 + NaCl + H2O

Reaction of ethylamine with sulfonamide give diethyldiazene, EtN=NEt.[3]

It is a basic compound.

References

  1. ^ Merck Index, 12th Edition, 3808.
  2. ^ Kaiser, E. M.; Benkeser R. A. "Δ9,10-Octalin" Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 6, p.852 (1988). http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV6P0852.pdf
  3. ^ Ohme, R.; Preuschhof, H.; Heyne, H.-U. "Azoethane" Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 6, p.78 (1988). http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV6P0078.pdf
 
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