OCTYLDIMETHYLAMINE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 7378-99-6

OCTYLDIMETHYLAMINE

EINECS NO. 230-939-3
FORMULA CH3(CH2)7N(CH3)2
MOL WT. 157.30

H.S. CODE

  

TOXICITY

 Oral rat LD50: 162 mg/kg
SYNONYMS N,N-Dimethyl-N-octylamine; N,N-dimethyl-1-Octanamine;
N,N-Dimethyloctylamine; 1-(Dimethylamino)octane;
SMILES  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE

clear liquid

MELTING POINT

 -57 C
BOILING POINT 195 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

0.765

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

  
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 1.4243
NFPA RATINGS  
FLASH POINT

64 C

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

octyldimethylamine is used as an intermediate for manufacturing quaternary ammonium compounds.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

TERTIARY AMINE

 97.0% max

PRIMARY AMINE

 0.5% max

WATER

 0.5% max

COLOR (APHA)

30max

ALKYL DISTRIBUTION

C8 : 97.0% min, C10 & Higher : 2.0% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS 8 (Paking group: II)
UN NO.

3267 or 1760

DESCRIPTION OF AMINE

Amine is a group of basic organic compounds derived by replacement of one (primary amines), two (secondary amines), or three (tertiary amines) of the hydrogen atoms in ammonia (NH3) by alkyl or aryl group. Primary amines contain the functional group -NH2 (called amino group). Aromatic amines also exist, such as phenylamine, which are important for the production of diazonium salts. They dissociate in water (some very weakly). Synthetic amines are made mostly by reaction of alcohols with ammonia, catalyzed by metals( nickel or copper) or metal oxide at high temperature. Hexamethylenediamine used in the manufacture of nylon-6,6 is prepared by catalytic addition of hydrogen to nitriles. Amines are bases and react with acids to give salts and with acid anhydrides to form amides. Amine Salts are crystalline substances that are readily soluble in water. Many insoluble alkaloids (e.g. quinine and atropine) are used medicinally in the form of soluble salts. If alkali (sodium hydroxide) is added to solutions of such salts the free amine is liberated. Amines offer many applications include in insecticides, dyestuffs (the best known being aniline), pharmaceuticals, and corrosion inhibitors.