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Sigma-Aldrich

Ethylenediamine

puriss. p.a., absolute, ≥99.5% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1,2-Diaminoethane

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Linear Formula:
NH2CH2CH2NH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
60.10
Beilstein:
605263
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39030201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

2.07 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

absolute
puriss. p.a.

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

716 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

impurities

≤0.5% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.456
n20/D 1.4565 (lit.)

bp

118 °C (lit.)

mp

8.5 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble at 

density

0.899 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Ca: ≤5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤1 mg/kg
Co: ≤1 mg/kg
Cr: ≤1 mg/kg
Cu: ≤1 mg/kg
Fe: ≤1 mg/kg
K: ≤20 mg/kg
Mg: ≤1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤1 mg/kg
Na: ≤20 mg/kg
Ni: ≤1 mg/kg
Pb: ≤1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤1 mg/kg

functional group

amine

SMILES string

NCCN

InChI

1S/C2H8N2/c3-1-2-4/h1-4H2

InChI key

PIICEJLVQHRZGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... FNTA(2339)

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General description

Ethylenediamine is a linear aliphatic diamine, widely used as a building block in organic synthesis. It readily forms heterocyclic imidazolidine derivatives, because of its bifunctional nature, having two amines. Ethylenediamine is also utilized as a raw material for the synthesis of chelating agents, polymers, agrochemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates.

Application

Ethylenediamine can be employed as:
  • A reactant in the synthesis of water-swellable polyurethane urea gels by copolymerization.
  • A solvent along with dodecanethiol in the preparation of CdS nanowires by solvothermal method.
  • A chelating agent in the synthesis of β-Co(OH)2 nanocrystals.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Resp. Sens. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

100.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

38 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Concise solid-phase synthesis of inverse poly (amidoamine) dendrons using AB 2 building blocks
Huang A Y-T, et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 49(51), 5784-5786 (2013)
Amines, aliphatic
Eller K, et al.
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (2000)
Synthesis, cytotoxicity, and antileishmanial activity of N, N'-disubstituted ethylenediamine and imidazolidine derivatives
de Carvalho GSG, et al.
TheScientificWorldJournal, 10(51), 1723-1730 (2010)
Synthesis and characterization of water-swellable polyurethane urea gels containing allyloxy groups. I.
Gustafson I and Flodin P
Reactive Polymers, 12(3), 297-303 (1990)
Solvothermal synthesis of CdS nanowires in a mixed solvent of ethylenediamine and dodecanethiol
Xu Dan, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(30), 14344-14349 (2005)

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