tert-Butylamine

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tert-butylamine
tert-butylamine
IUPAC name tert-butylamine
Other names 2-amino-2-methylpropane
trimethylaminomethane
dimethylethylamin
1-aminobutane
1,1-Dimethylethylamine
2-Aminoisobutane
2-Methyl-2-aminopropane
2-Methyl-2-propylamine
2-Methyl-2-propanamine
t-Butylamine
Identifiers
CAS number [75-64-9]
UN number UN 2733
RTECS number EO3330000
SMILES NC(C)(C)C
Properties
Molecular formula C4H11N
Molar mass 73.14 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Melting point

-67 °C

Boiling point

44 — 46 °C

Solubility in water miscible
Hazards
MSDS MSDS for tert-butylamine[1]
Main hazards Highly toxic; highly flammable; corrosive
NFPA 704
4
3
0
 
R-phrases R11 R25 R34 R20
S-phrases S16 S26 S28A S29 S45 S36 S37

S39 S45

Flash point -38 °C
Related compounds
Related compounds n-butylamine
sec-butylamine
isobutylamine
butane
tert-butanol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references


tert-Butylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an amine) with the formula (CH3)3CNH2, and occurs as a colorless liquid. tert-Butylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of butane, the others being n-butylamine, sec-butylamine and isobutylamine.

[edit] Uses

tert-Butylamine is used as an intermediate in the preparation of rubber accelerators, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, dyes and other organic compounds.[2]

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