Ethylamine

Ethylamine (C2H5NH2), also known by its chemical formula C_2H_5NH_2, is a colorless, volatile liquid or gas that possesses a strong, ammonia-like odor. This compound is categorized as a primary amine, which means that it has a nitrogen atom bonded to one carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms. Ethylamine is highly soluble in various solvents, including water, alcohol, and ether, making it a versatile substance in chemical reactions and applications. Its solubility in these mediums allows ethylamine to easily mix and react with other substances, which is a key property for its use in industrial and laboratory settings.

Ethylamine is a colorless gas or water-whiteliquid (below 17℃) with a strong, ammonia-like odor.Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas. Molecularweight = 45.10; Specific gravity (H2O:1) = 0.69 (liquid);Boiling point = 16.7℃; Freezing/Melting point = - 81℃;Vapor pressure = 847 mmHg at 20℃; Flash point≤ - 18℃; Autoignition temperature = 385℃. Explosivelimits: LEL = 3.5%; UEL = 14.0%. Hazard Identification(based on NFPA-704 M Rating System): Health 3,Flammability 4, Reactivity 0. Soluble in water

Colorless to yellow gas; ammonia fishy aroma.

Ethylamine is a colorless gas or water-white liquid (below 17℃). Strong, ammonia-like odor. Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.

Ethylamine is a very strong base and its complete solubility in water makes it ideal as an intermediate in many chemical syntheses. As with other primary amines, its chemical reactivity is dictated by the unshared pair of electrons on the nitrogen and its most characteristic reaction is with acids to form salts.

Triazine herbicides used in the production of pesticides include atrazine and simazine ([122-34-9]). The production process of these two herbicides using cyanuric chloride as raw material also has similarities. Ethylamine is also used in the production of dyes, rubber accelerators, surfactants, antioxidants, ion exchange resins, aircraft fuels, solvents, detergents, lubricants, metallurgical dressing agents, and cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

In resin chemistry; stabilizer for rubber latex; intermediate for dyestuffs, pharmaceuticals; in oil refining

Ethylamine is used in the manufacture ofdyes and resins, as a stabilizer for rubberlatex, and in organic synthesis.

The methods employed for the production of ethylamine are similar to those used for the methylamines. Differences involve the alcohol used and its ratio to other reactants. The most common method involves continuously passing ammonia and ethanol over a catalyst in a gas-solid heterogenous reaction. The temperature is maintained at 300-500°C at 790-3550 kPa and the catalyst can be alumina, silica, titania, or tungstic oxides. As this procedure produces a mixture of water, alcohol, ammonia, and various amines, the amines of interest are continuously separated by distillations and extractions. The amine can be produced from ethyl chloride and alcoholic ammonia under heat and pressure or by hydrogenation of nitroethane (HSDB 1989). Alternatively ammonia, ethanol and hydrogen over a dehydrogenation catalyst are passed continuously over a catalyst (supported metallic silver, nickel, or copper) in a gas-solid heterogenous reaction. The reaction is run at 130-250°C at 790-3550 kPa and also produces a mixture of amines. Ethylamine can also be produced using a similar procedure which employs ammonia and an aldehyde or ketone and hydrogen over a hydrogenation catalyst under the same conditions. However, this method is more expensive and is therefore not commonly used, except in special cases (Schweizer et al 1978).Ethylamine also is a normal constituent of biological systems and is present in the urine of animals and man (Beard and Noe 1981). The amine occurs widely in the environment as a decomposition product of amino acids. It is formed, therefore, in sewage during the decomposition of plant and animal wastes and is also found in a variety of foods such as cheese, herring, spinach and freeze-dried coffee (HSDB 1989; Lin et al 1983,1984). It is also a constituent of tobacco smoke and has been detected in various surface waters at concentrations ranging between 1 and 37 p.p.m. Ethylamine also has been found in finished drinking water (Neurath et al 1977; Scheiman et al 1974). As with other alkylamines, ethylamine can be nitrosated to form the toxic product, 7V-nitrosoethylamine (Hussain et al 1974).

Molecular Weight:45.08
XLogP3:-0.3
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
Exact Mass:45.057849228
Monoisotopic Mass:45.057849228
Topological Polar Surface Area:26
Heavy Atom Count:3
Complexity:2.8
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes