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1-Aminopentane

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1-Aminopentane
Skeletal formula of pentylamine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Pentan-1-amine
Other names Pentylamine
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference 505953
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.438 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-780-2
MeSH n-amylamine
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • SC0300000
UNII
UN number 1106
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H13N/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h2-6H2,1H3Key: DPBLXKKOBLCELK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CCCCCN
Properties
Chemical formula C5H13N
Molar mass 87.166 g·mol
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 0.752 g mL
Melting point −55 °C; −67 °F; 218 K
Boiling point 94 to 110 °C; 201 to 230 °F; 367 to 383 K
Solubility in water Miscible
Henry's law
constant (kH) 		410 μmol Pa kg
Magnetic susceptibility (χ) -69.4·10 cm/mol
Refractive index (nD) 1.411
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C) 218 J K mol (at −75 °C)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS02: Flammable GHS05: Corrosive GHS06: Toxic
Signal word Danger
Hazard statements H225, H302, H312, H314, H331
Precautionary statements P210, P261, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310
Flash point 1 °C (34 °F; 274 K)
Explosive limits 2.2–22%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
  • 470 mg kg (oral, rat)
  • 1.12 g kg (dermal, rabbit)
Related compounds
Related alkanamines
Related compounds 5-Amino-1-pentanol
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Chemical compound

1-Aminopentane 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 is 10.21.

See also

References

  1. Flick, Ernest W. (1998). Industrial Solvents Handbook (5th ed.). Park Ridge, NJ: William Andrew. p. 695. ISBN 0-8155-1413-1.
  2. "JECFA Evaluations-PENTYLAMINE. Summary of Evaluations Performed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives" (January 31, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-07-25
  3. Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher, Hartmut Höke, "Amines, Aliphatic" Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005.doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_001
  4. H. K. Hall, Jr. (1957). "Correlation of the Base Strengths of Amines". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79 (20): 5441–5444. doi:10.1021/ja01577a030.
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