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Ethylamine
Simplified skeletal formula
Simplified skeletal formula
Full structural formula
Full structural formula
Ball-and-stick model
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name Ethanamine
Other names Monoethylamine, Aminoethane, 1-Aminoethane, Ethamine
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.759 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-834-7
KEGG
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • KH2100000
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C2H7N/c1-2-3/h2-3H2,1H3Key: QUSNBJAOOMFDIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C2H7N/c1-2-3/h2-3H2,1H3Key: QUSNBJAOOMFDIB-UHFFFAOYAL
SMILES
  • NCC
Properties
Chemical formula C2H7N
Molar mass 45.08 g/mol
Appearance Light yellow liquid
Density 0.689 g/cm
Melting point −81 °C (−114 °F; 192 K)
Boiling point 16.6 °C (61.9 °F; 289.8 K)
Solubility in water Miscible
Vapor pressure 121 kPa (20 °C)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards Harmful, corrosive, highly flammable
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propaneInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazard ALK: Alkaline
3 4 0ALK
Flash point -17 °C
Explosive limits 3.5-14%V
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). checkY verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Ethylamine is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH2NH2. This colourless gas has a strong ammonia-like odor. It is miscible with virtually all solvents and is considered to be a weak base, as is typical for amines. Ethylamine is widely used in chemical industry and organic synthesis.

Synthesis

Ethylamine is produced on a large scale by two processes. Most commonly ethanol and ammonia are combined in the presence of an oxide catalyst:

CH3CH2OH + NH3 → CH3CH2NH2 + H2O

In this reaction, ethylamine is coproduced together with diethylamine and triethylamine. In aggregate, approximately 80M kilograms/year of these three amines are produced industrially. It is also produced by reductive amination of acetaldehyde.

CH3CHO + NH3 + H2 → CH3CH2NH2 + H2O

Ethylamine can be prepared by several other routes, but these are not economical. Ethylene and ammonia combine to give ethylamine in the presence of an sodium amide or related basic catalysts.

H2C=CH2 + NH3 → CH3CH2NH2

Hydrogenation of acetonitrile, acetamide, and nitroethane affords ethylamine. These reactions can be effected stoichiometrically using lithium aluminium hydride. In another route, ethylamine can be synthesized via nucleophilic substitution of a haloethane (such as chloroethane or bromoethane) with ammonia, utilizing a strong base such as potassium hydroxide. This method affords significant amounts of byproducts, including diethylamine and triethylamine.

CH3CH2Cl + NH3 + KOH → CH3CH2NH2 + KCl + H2O

Reactions and applications

Ethylamine undergoes the reactions anticipated for a primary alkyl amine, such as acylation and protonation. Reaction with sulfuryl chloride followed by oxidaton of the sulfonamide give diethyldiazene, EtN=NEt. Ethylamine may be oxidized using a strong oxidizer such as potassium permanganate to form acetaldehyde.

Ethylamine like some other small primary amines is a good solvent for lithium metal, giving the ion and the solvated electron. Evaporation of these solutions, gives back lithium metal. Such solutions are used for the reduction of unsaturated organic compounds, such as naphthalenes and alkynes.

Ethylamine is a precursor to many herbicides including atrazine and simazine. It is found in rubber products as well.

References

  1. Merck Index, 12th Edition, 3808.
  2. Hall, H.K., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1957, 79, 5441.
  3. Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher, Hartmut Höke, “Amines, Aliphatic” Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005.doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_001
  4. Ulrich Steinbrenner, Frank Funke, Ralf Böhling, Method and device for producing ethylamine and butylamine, United States Patent 7161039.
  5. Nucleophilic substitution, Chloroethane & Ammonia, St Peter's School
  6. Ohme, R.; Preuschhof, H.; Heyne, H.-U. Azoethane, Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 6, p.78 (1988)
  7. Kaiser, E. M.; Benkeser R. A. Δ9,10-Octalin, Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 6, p.852 (1988)

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