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Sigma-Aldrich

Tributylamine

≥98.5%

Synonym(s):

Tri-n-butylamine

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)3]3N
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
185.35
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1698872
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

6.38 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

0.3 mmHg ( 20 °C)
2.4 mmHg ( 55 °C)

assay

≥98.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

410 °F

expl. lim.

6 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.428 (lit.)

pH

10.2 (25 °C, 0.1 g/L)

bp

216 °C (lit.)

mp

−70 °C (lit.)

density

0.778 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCN(CCCC)CCCC

InChI

1S/C12H27N/c1-4-7-10-13(11-8-5-2)12-9-6-3/h4-12H2,1-3H3

InChI key

IMFACGCPASFAPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tributylamine (TBA) is a tertiary amine used as strong base anion (SBA) exchange resin. TBA can also be used as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in HCl solution. Additionally, it can be used as a base solvent in various organic synthesis.

Application

Tributylamine may be used as:
  • An extraction solvent with CHCA (α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid) for the selective phospholipids (PLs) extraction from EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) and HO (hazelnut oil).
  • A hydroxylating agent in the synthesis of spinel nickel ferrites (NiFe2O4) nanoparticles (NPs).

Features and Benefits

In various co-precipitation methods, tributylamine is used as a hydroxylating agent instead of NaOH and NH4OH since it causes a uniform rise in pH which prevents local supersaturation and promotes homogeneous nucleation throughout the solution.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Skin Irrit. 2

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

145.4 °F

flash_point_c

63 °C


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