isobutylamine
Sign in to saveAlso known as IBA, 2-Methyl-1-Aminopropane, iso-C4H9NH2, 2-Methylpropylamine, I-Butylamine, iso-Butylamine, Valamine, 1-Amino-2-methylpropane
Isobutylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an amine) with the formula (CH3)2CHCH2NH2, and occurs as a colorless liquid. Isobutylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of butane, the others being n-butylamine, sec-butylamine and tert-butylamine. It is the decarboxylated form of the amino acid valine, and the product of the metabolism thereof by the enzyme valine decarboxylase.
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Isobutylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an amine) with the formula (CH3)2CHCH2NH2, and occurs as a colorless liquid. Isobutylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of butane, the others being n-butylamine, sec-butylamine and tert-butylamine. It is the decarboxylated form of the amino acid valine, and the product of the metabolism thereof by the enzyme valine decarboxylase.
==Production== Isobutylamine can be obtained by reaction of isobutanol with ammonia in presence of a catalyst: (CH3)2CHCH2OH + NH3 -> (CH3)2CHCH2NH2 + H2O
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