pentylamine
Sign in to saveAlso 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
- Commons category
- 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.