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pentylamine

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Also known as n-C5H11NH2, monoamylamine, CH3(CH2)4NH2, n-AmNH2, Me(CH2)4NH2, 1-pentanamine, 1-aminopentane, 1-pentylamine

Pentylamine is an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)4NH2. It is used as a solvent, as a raw material in the manufacture of a variety of other compounds, including dyes, emulsifiers, and pharmaceutical products, and as a flavoring agent.

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Mass
87.105
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chemical formula
C₅H₁₃N
canonical SMILES
CCCCCN
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1-Pentylamine
melting point
-55.0
ionization energy
8.67
boiling point
104.3
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Pentylamine is an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)4NH2. It is used as a solvent, as a raw material in the manufacture of a variety of other compounds, including dyes, emulsifiers, and pharmaceutical products, and as a flavoring agent.

Pentylamine exhibits reactions typical of other simple alkyl amines, i.e. protonation, alkylation, acylation, condensation with carbonyls. Like other simple aliphatic amines, pentylamine is a weak base: the pKa of [CH3(CH2)4NH3]+ is 10.21.

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