Ethylammonium nitrate
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 22113-86-6  |
| PubChem | 6432248 |
| ChemSpider | 4937507 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties[1] | |
| Molecular formula | C2NH8NO3 |
| Molar mass | 108.0965 g mol-1 |
| Exact mass | 108.053492132 g mol-1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Melting point |
12 °C, 285 K, 54 °F |
| Boiling point |
240 °C, 513 K, 464 °F |
| Thermochemistry | |
| Specific heat capacity, C | 90.2 J K-1 mol-1 |
| Hazards | |
| MSDS | External MSDS |
| R-phrases | R36 R37 R38 |
| S-phrases | S24 S25 S37 S39 |
| Main hazards | Irritant |
 (verify) (what is:  / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Ethylammonium nitrate or ethylamine nitrate[2] (EAN) is a salt with formula C2H8N2O3 or (C2H5)NH+
3·NO−
3. It is an odorless and colorless to slightly yellowish liquid with a melting point of 12 °C.[3] This compound was described by Paul Walden in 1914,[4][5] and is believed to be the earliest reported example of a room-temperature ionic liquid.[6]
[edit] Synthesis and properties
Ethylammonium nitrate can be produced by heating ethyl nitrate with an alcoholic solution of ammonia[7] or by reacting ethylamine with concentrated nitric acid.[5] It has a relatively low viscosity of 0.28 poise or 0.028 Pa·s at 25 °C and therefore a high electrical conductivity of about 20 mS·cm−1 at 25 °C. It boils at 240 °C and decomposes at about 250 °C.[1]
The ethylammonium ion (C2H5)NH+
3 has three easily detachable protons which are tetrahedrally arranged around the central nitrogen atom, whereas the configuration of the NO−
3 anion is planar. Despite the structural differences, EAN shares many properties with water, such as micelle formation, aggregation of hydrocarbons, negative enthalpy and entropy of dissolution of gases, etc. Similar to water, EAN can form three-dimensional hydrogen bonding networks.[8]
[edit] Applications
Ethylammonium nitrate is used as an electrically conductive solvent in electrochemistry and as a protein crystallization agent.[9][10] It has a positive effect on the refolding of denaturated lysozyme, with the refolding yield of about 90%. The refolding action was explained as follows: The ethyl group of ethylammonium nitrate interacts with the hydrophobic part of the protein and thereby protects it from intermolecular association, whereas the charged part of EAN stabilizes the electrostatic interactions.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ionic liquids & ionic liquid acids with high temperature stability for fuel cell and other high temperature applications, method of making and cell employing same United States Patent Application 20070026295, Google patents link
- ^ Wagaman, Kerry L Liquid monopropellant United States Patent 6001197, Publication Date 12/14/1999
- ^ Marsh, K.N.; Boxall, J.A.; Lichtenthaler, R. (2004). "Room temperature ionic liquids and their mixtures—a review". Fluid Phase Equilibria 219: 93–98. doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2004.02.003.
- ^ P. Walden (1914). Chem. Zentralbl. 85: 1800–1801.
- ^ a b P. Walden (1914). Bull. Acad. Imper. Sci. St. Pétersbourg. 6 8: 405–422.
- ^ Mihkel Koel (2008). Ionic Liquids in Chemical Analysis. CRC Press. p. xxvii. ISBN 1420046462. http://books.google.com/?id=y8d9F7NG60cC&lpg=PR28&pg=PR27.
- ^ Rudolph Fittig (2008). Wohler's Outlines of Organic Chemistry. Read Books. p. 56. ISBN 1409790436. http://books.google.com/?id=iAJheOVGKIwC&pg=PA56.
- ^ Allen, Martin; Evans, D. Fennell; Lumry, Rufus (1985). "Thermodynamic properties of the ethylammonium nitrate + water system: Partial molar volumes, heat capacities, and expansivities". Journal of Solution Chemistry 14 (8): 549. doi:10.1007/BF00649520.
- ^ Garlitz, Jennifer A.; Summers, Catherine A.; Flowers, Robert A.; Borgstahl, Gloria E. O. (1999). "Ethylammonium nitrate: a protein crystallization reagent". Acta Crystallographica D 55 (12): 2037. doi:10.1107/S0907444999011774.
- ^ M. Riad Manaa (2005). Chemistry at extreme conditions. Elsevier. p. 441. ISBN 0444517669. http://books.google.com/?id=psRyn7lzGDcC&pg=PA441.
- ^ Jochen Decker, Udo Reischl (2004). Molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases. Humana Press. p. 247. ISBN 1588292215. http://books.google.com/?id=fTluML2hLRsC&pg=PA247.
