Propylamine

Propylamine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Propan-1-amine
	Other names Propylamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	107-10-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1098243
ChEBI	CHEBI:39870 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL14409 ;
ChemSpider	7564 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.149
EC Number	203-462-3;
Gmelin Reference	1529
PubChem CID	7852;
RTECS number	UH9100000;
UNII	I76F18D635 ;
UN number	1277
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6021878 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H9N/c1-2-3-4/h2-4H2,1H3 Key: WGYKZJWCGVVSQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES CCCN;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H9N
Molar mass	59.112 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Odor	fishy, ammoniacal
Density	0.719 g mL−1
Melting point	−83.00 °C; −117.40 °F; 190.15 K
Boiling point	47 to 51 °C; 116 to 124 °F; 320 to 324 K
Solubility in water	Miscible
log P	0.547
Vapor pressure	33.01 kPa (at 20 °C)
Henry's law; constant (kH)	660 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Acidity (pKa)	10.71
Refractive index (nD)	1.388
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	162.51 J K−1 mol−1
Std molar; entropy (S⦵298)	227.44 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	−101.9–−101.1 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of; combustion (ΔcH⦵298)	−2.368–−2.362 MJ mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H225, H302, H311, H314, H331
Precautionary statements	P210, P261, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310
Flash point	−30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K)
Explosive limits	2–10.4%
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	370 mg kg−1 (oral, rat); 402.6 mg kg−1 (dermal, rabbit);
Related compounds
Related alkanamines	Ethylamine; Ethylenediamine; Isopropylamine; 1,2-Diaminopropane; 1,3-Diaminopropane; Isobutylamine; tert-Butylamine; n-Butylamine; sec-Butylamine; Putrescine;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Propylamine, also known as n-propylamine, is an amine with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₂NH₂.^[1] It is a colorless volatile liquid.^[2]

Propylamine is a weak base. Its K_b (base dissociation constant) is 4.7 × 10⁻⁴.

Preparation

Propyl amine hydrochloride can be prepared by reacting 1-propanol with ammonium chloride at high temperature and pressure using a Lewis acid catalyst such as ferric chloride.

References

^ "Propylamine".
^ Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher, Hartmut Höke "Amines, Aliphatic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005. doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_001

External links

International Chemical Safety Card

[PubChem-1] "Propylamine".

[Ullmann-2] Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher, Hartmut Höke "Amines, Aliphatic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005. doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_001

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