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ethylenediamine
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Ethylenediamine (abbreviated as en when a ligand) is the organic compound with the formula C2H4(NH2)2. This colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor is a basic amine. It is a widely used building block in chemical synthesis, with approximately 500,000 tonnes produced in 1998. Ethylenediamine is the first member of the so-called polyethylene amines.
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Within Vinony's link graph, ethylenediamine is referenced by 570 other articles, and connects out to tryptamines, amine and edetic acid.
It is catalogued under topics including Amine solvents, Chelating agents and Chembox having GHS data.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H8N2
- Molecular weight
- 60.1 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- ethane-1,2-diamine
- SMILES
- C(CN)N
- InChIKey
- PIICEJLVQHRZGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -2
- Polar surface area
- 52 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 3
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- metastatic prostate cancer, drug-induced liver injury
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Wikidata facts
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- melting point
- 8.3
- boiling point
- 117
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0269
- chemical formula
- C₂H₈N₂
- density
- 0.91
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 2460
- vapor pressure
- 11
- flash point
- 93
- upper flammable limit
- 12
- ionization energy
- 8.6
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 25
- pKa
- 9.98
- canonical SMILES
- C(CN)N
- Commons category
- Ethylenediamine
- refractive index
- 1.4565
- MCN code
- 2921.21.00
- lower flammable limit
- 2.5
- electric dipole moment
- 1.99
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Applications
- Precursor to chelation agents, drugs, and agrochemicals
- Pharmaceutical ingredient
- Role in polymers
- Tetraacetylethylenediamine
- Other applications
- Coordination chemistry
- Related ligands
- Safety
- References
- External links
Ethylenediamine (abbreviated as en when a ligand) is the organic compound with the formula C2H4(NH2)2. This colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor is a basic amine. It is a widely used building block in chemical synthesis, with approximately 500,000 tonnes produced in 1998. Ethylenediamine is the first member of the so-called polyethylene amines.
==Synthesis==
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