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Butylamine

99.5%

Synonym(s):

1-Aminobutane, n-Butylamine

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3NH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
73.14
Beilstein:
605269
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

68 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99.5%

autoignition temp.

594 °F

expl. lim.

9.8 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.401 (lit.)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

−49 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: miscible

density

0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

amine

SMILES string

CCCCN

InChI

1S/C4H11N/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-5H2,1H3

InChI key

HQABUPZFAYXKJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Butylamine (n-Butylamine, BuA) is a primary aliphatic amine. Its pyrolysis mechanism has been investigated. BuA can be synthesized from butyronitrile via Co/SiO2 (silicon dioxide) assisted hydrogenation. A decrease in fluorescence intensity was observed on adding BuA to a solution of colloidal CdSe nanoparticles (NPs).

Application

Butylamine (n-Butylamine) may be used as a template to generate hierarchical monolithic zeolites. It may also be used as a dispersion medium for fluorinated graphene sheets (F-GSs) to generate butylamine modified F-GSs.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

19.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-7 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The Thermal Decomposition of n-Butylamine.
Beachell HC and Taylor HA.
J. Chem. Phys., 10(2), 106-110 (1942)
Hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines on metal-supported catalysts: Highly selective conversion of butyronitrile to n-butylamine.
Segobia DJ, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 445, 69-75 (2012)
Impact of solvent on Co/SiO2 activity and selectivity for the synthesis of n-butylamine from butyronitrile hydrogenation.
Segobia DJ, et al.
Catalysis Communications, 62, 62-66 (2015)
Preparation of ZSM-5 Coated on Monolithic Interconnected Macroporous Al2O3 Using Cheap n-Butylamine as Template.
Sun M, et al.
Chin. J. Chem., 33(9), 1057-1063 (2015)
Use of butylamine modified graphene sheets in polymer solar cells.
Valentini, L, et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(5), 995-1000 (2010)

Protocols

Separation of Propylamine; Butylamine; Pentylamine; Hexylamine; Heptylamine; Octylamine; Nonylamine; Decylamine

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