Ethylamine
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| Chemical name | Ethylamine |
| Chemical formula | C2H7N |
| Molecular mass | 45.1 g/mol |
| CAS number | [75-04-7] |
| Density | 0.689 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | -81 °C |
| Boiling point | 16.6 °C |
| SMILES | CCN |
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Ethylamine is a volatile amine with the molecular structure CH3CH2NH2. It has a strong ammonia-like smell. It is miscible with water, ethanol and diethyl ether, and is considered to be a weak base. Ethylamine is used in resin chemistry, as a stabilizer for rubber latex, in oil manufacturing and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and other products. It is also used in cigarettes.
Ethylamine is used in the first step, along with elemental lithium of synthesizing anti alkenes from alkynes.
[edit] Synthesis
Ethylamine can be prepared in a laboratory by reaction of ethylene with ammonia, typically in solution, in the presence of a catalyst.
- C2H4 + NH3 → C2H7N
It can also be easily synthesized from acetaldehyde and ammonium chloride.
- 2 C2H4O + NH4Cl → C2H7N·HCl + C2H4O2
[edit] References
- ^ Merck Index, 12th Edition, 3808.
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