1-Phenylethylamine

1-Phenylethylamine[1]
Identifiers
CAS number 618-36-0 Y
ChemSpider 7130 Y
KEGG C02455 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:670 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL278059 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C6H5CH(CH3)NH2
Molar mass 121.18 g/mol
Density 0.94 g/ml at 25 °C
Boiling point

185 °C

Hazards
Main hazards Corrosive
Related compounds
Related stereoisomers (R)-(+)- (CAS [3886-69-9])
(S)-(–)- (CAS [2627-86-3])
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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1-Phenylethylamine is a monoamine compound. Individual enantiomers of this basic compound are useful for performing chiral resolution of acidic compounds by forming diastereomeric salts.

This compound may be prepared by the reductive amination of acetophenone under various standard conditions for this type of reaction. One major route for this chemical uses the Mignonac reaction, a one-pot protocol using hydrogen gas as the reducing agent:[2]

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