Cyclohexyldimethylamine

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Structural formula
Structural formula of cyclohexyldimethylamine
General
Surname Cyclohexyldimethylamine
other names
  • N , N -dimethylcyclohexanamine ( IUPAC )
  • N -cyclohexyl- N , N -dimethylamine
  • (Dimethylamino) cyclohexane
  • N , N -dimethylcyclohexylamine
Molecular formula C 8 H 17 N
Brief description

colorless liquid with an amine-like odor

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 98-94-2
EC number 202-715-5
ECHA InfoCard 100,002,468
PubChem 7415
ChemSpider 7137
Wikidata Q25945666
properties
Molar mass 127.23 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.85 g cm −3

Melting point

−60 ° C

boiling point

approx. 161 ° C

Vapor pressure

3.6 hPa (20 ° C)

solubility

slightly soluble in water (13.4 g l −1 at 20 ° C)

Refractive index

1.454 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
02 - Highly / extremely flammable 06 - Toxic or very toxic 05 - Corrosive 09 - Dangerous for the environment

danger

H and P phrases H: 226-301-311-331-314-411
P: 210-280-301 + 330 + 331-303 + 361 + 353-305 + 351 + 338-310
Toxicological data
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Cyclohexyldimethylamine is a chemical compound from the group of aliphatic amines .

Extraction and presentation

Cyclohexyldimethylamine can be obtained by reacting N -methylcyclohexylamine with methanol .

properties

Cyclohexyldimethylamine is a colorless liquid with an amine-like odor that is sparingly soluble in water. Its aqueous solution has a strongly alkaline reaction.

use

Cyclohexyldimethylamine is used as a hydrophilic solvent (SHS) for the extraction of lipids in biofuel production or as a catalyst in the three-component organocatalyzed Strecker reaction .

safety instructions

The vapors of cyclohexyldimethylamine can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 40 ° C, ignition temperature 215 ° C).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m Entry on cyclohexyldimethylamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 15, 2020(JavaScript required) .
  2. a b Data sheet N, N-Dimethylcyclohexylamine, 99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 27, 2016 ( PDF ).
  3. Alessandro Del Zotto, Walter Baratta, Mauro Sandri, Giancarlo Verardo, Pierluigi Rigo: Cyclopentadienyl RuII Complexes as Highly Efficient Catalysts for theN-Methylation of Alkylamines by Methanol. In: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2004, 2004, p. 524, doi : 10.1002 / ejic.200300518 .