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Triethylamine
Skeletal formula of triethylamine
Ball and stick model of triethylamine
Ball and stick model of triethylamine
Spacefill model of triethylamine
Spacefill model of triethylamine
Names
IUPAC name
Triethylamine
Other names
  • N,N-Diethylethanamine
  • N,N,N-Triethylamine
  • (Diethylamino)ethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations TEA[1]
605283
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.064 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 204-469-4
KEGG
MeSH triethylamine
RTECS number
  • YE0175000
UNII
UN number 1296
  • InChI=1S/C6H15N/c1-4-7(5-2)6-3/h4-6H2,1-3H3 checkY
    Key: ZMANZCXQSJIPKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • CCN(CC)CC
Properties
C6H15N
Molar mass 101.193 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Odor Fishy, ammoniacal
Density 0.7255 g mL−1
Melting point −114.70 °C; −174.46 °F; 158.45 K
Boiling point 88.6 °C; 191.4 °F; 361.7 K
log P 1.647
Vapor pressure 6.899–8.506 kPa
66 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
1.401
Thermochemistry
216.43 J K−1 mol−1
−169 kJ mol−1
−4.37763–−4.37655 MJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable GHS05: Corrosive GHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H225, H302, H312, H314, H332
P210, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasolineInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
3
3
0
Flash point −15 °C (5 °F; 258 K)
Explosive limits 1.2–8%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
  • 580 mg kg−1 (dermal, rabbit)
  • 730 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Triethylamine is the chemical compound with the formula N(CH2CH3)3, commonly abbreviated Et3N. It is also abbreviated TEA, yet this abbreviation must be used carefully to avoid confusion with triethanolamine or tetraethylammonium, for which TEA is also a common abbreviation. It is a colourless volatile liquid with a strong fishy odor reminiscent of ammonia and is also the smell of the hawthorn plant.[4] Like diisopropylethylamine (Hünig’s base), triethylamine is commonly encountered in organic synthesis.

Synthesis and properties

Triethylamine is prepared by the alkylation of ammonia with ethanol:[5]

NH3 + 3 C2H5OH → N(C2H5)3 + 3 H2O

The pKa of protonated triethylamine is 10.75,[3] and it can be used to prepare buffer solutions for that pH. The hydrochloride salt, triethylamine hydrochloride (triethylammonium chloride), is a colorless, odorless, and hygroscopic powder, which decomposes when heated to 261 °C.

Applications

Triethylamine is commonly employed in organic synthesis as a base, most often in the preparation of esters and amides from acyl chlorides.[6] Such reactions lead to the production of hydrogen chloride which combines with triethylamine to form the salt triethylamine hydrochloride, commonly called triethylammonium chloride. This reaction removes the hydrogen chloride from the reaction mixture, which is required for these reactions to proceed to completion (R, R' = alkyl, aryl):

R2NH + R'C(O)Cl + Et3N → R'C(O)NR2 + Et3NH+Cl-

Like other tertiary amines, it catalyzes the formation of urethane foams and epoxy resins. It is also useful in dehydrohalogenation reactions and Swern oxidations.

Triethylamine is used to give salts of various carboxylic acid-containing pesticides, e.g. Triclopyr and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

Triethylamine is readily alkylated to give the corresponding quaternary ammonium salt:

RI + Et3N → Et3NR+I-

Triethylamine is mainly used in the production of quaternary ammonium compounds for textile auxiliaries and quaternary ammonium salts of dyes. It is also a catalyst and acid neutralizer for condensation reactions and is useful as an intermediate for manufacturing medicines, pesticides and other chemicals.

Niche uses

Triethylamine is the active ingredient in FlyNap, a product for anesthetizing Drosophila melanogaster. Triethylamine is used in mosquito and vector control labs to anesthetize mosquitoes. This is done to preserve any viral material that might be present during species identification.

Also, the bicarbonate salt of triethylamine (often abbreviated TEAB, triethylammonium bicarbonate) is useful in reverse phase chromatography, often in a gradient to purify nucleotides and other biomolecules.

References

  1. ^ X. Bories-Azeau, S. P. Armes, and H. J. W. van den Haak, Macromolecules 2004, 37, 2348 PDF
  2. ^ The Merck Index (11th ed.). 9582.
  3. ^ a b David Evans Research Group
  4. ^ The Hawthorn, BBC
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ Sorgi, K. L. (2001). "Triethylamine". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. New York: John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt217.
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