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Also known as Diethamine, N,N-Diethylamine, N-Ethylethanamine, Et2NH, DEA, (C2H5)2NH

Diethylamine is an organic compound with the formula . It is classified as a secondary amine. It is a flammable, volatile weakly alkaline liquid that is miscible with most solvents. It is a colorless liquid, but commercial samples often appear brown due to impurities. It has a strong ammonia-like odor.

Chemical data

Formula
C4H11N
Molecular weight
73.14 g/mol
IUPAC name
N-ethylethanamine
SMILES
CCNCC
InChIKey
HPNMFZURTQLUMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.6
Polar surface area
12 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Phase 3
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
pain, sprain, osteoarthritis, knee

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Wikidata facts

Has part
hydrogen
Mass
73.089
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found in taxon
Cannabis sativa
canonical SMILES
CCNCC
Commons category
Diethylamine
vapor pressure
192
boiling point
55.5
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0209
density
0.71
immediately dangerous to life or health
598
melting point
-49.8
flash point
-15
lower flammable limit
1.8
upper flammable limit
10.1
ionization energy
8.01
time-weighted average exposure limit
75
short-term exposure limit
75
pKa
10.98
chemical formula
C₄H₁₁N
electric dipole moment
0.92
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Production and uses
  • Organic chemistry
  • Supramolecular structure
  • Safety
  • References
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Diethylamine is an organic compound with the formula . It is classified as a secondary amine. It is a flammable, volatile weakly alkaline liquid that is miscible with most solvents. It is a colorless liquid, but commercial samples often appear brown due to impurities. It has a strong ammonia-like odor.

==Production and uses== The alumina-catalyzed reaction makes diethylamine from ethanol and ammonia. Diethylamine is obtained together with ethylamine and triethylamine. Annual production of the three ethylamines was estimated in 2000 to be 80,000,000 kg.

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