Dibutylamine

Structural formula
General
Surname	Dibutylamine
other names	N -butyl-1-butanamine; Di- n -butylamine; DnBA;
Molecular formula	C 8 H 19 N
Brief description	colorless flammable liquid with an ammonia-like odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	203-921-8
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.565
PubChem	8148
Wikidata	Q1209336
properties
Molar mass	129.1 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.76 g cm −3
Melting point	−51.1 ° C
boiling point	161 ° C
Vapor pressure	2.7 h Pa (at 20 ° C)
solubility	poor in water (4.05 g l −1 at 25 ° C)
Refractive index	1.417 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 226-302-311-330-314
	P: 210-280-301 + 330 + 331-302 + 352-304 + 340-305 + 351 + 338-308 + 310
Toxicological data	550 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , oral )
	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

Dibutylamine is a chemical compound from the group of amines that is used in many different ways in the chemical industry.

Extraction and presentation

Dibutylamine is produced from 1-butanol and ammonia by high pressure synthesis.

use

Dibutylamine is used as a vulcanization accelerator and catalyst as well as an intermediate product in the production of dyes, pharmaceuticals and corrosion protection substances as well as pesticides and other chemicals.

safety instructions

Dibutylamine reacts strongly exothermically with acids . Its vapors are heavier than air.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Entry on dibutylamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2018(JavaScript required) .

↑ Dibutylamine data sheet from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 18, 2017 ( PDF ).

↑ Entry on Dibutylamine in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on February 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .

↑ Data sheet di-n-butylamine at ChemicalLand21, accessed on January 31, 2018.

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Entry on dibutylamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2018(JavaScript required) .