sec-Butylamine

sec-Butylamine
IUPAC name butan-2-amine
Other names 2-Butanamine s-Butylamine 2-Aminobutane 2-AB DL-sec-Butylamine (+-)-sec-Butylamine Mono-sec-butylamine[1] deccotane frucote 1-methylpropylamine tutane butafume[2]
Identifiers
CAS number	13952-84-6 Y
PubChem	24874
ChemSpider	23255 Y
UNII	QAZ452YGSG Y
KEGG	C18706 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES NC(C)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C4H11N/c1-3-4(2)5/h4H,3,5H2,1-2H3 Y Key: BHRZNVHARXXAHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C4H11N/c1-3-4(2)5/h4H,3,5H2,1-2H3 Key: BHRZNVHARXXAHW-UHFFFAOYAA
Properties
Molecular formula	C4H11N
Molar mass	73.14 g/mol
Appearance	colorless liquid with amine odor
Density	0.724 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point	-72 °C, 201 K, -98 °F
Boiling point	63 °C, 336 K, 145 °F
Solubility in water	highly soluble
Acidity (pKa)	10.56[3]
Hazards
Main hazards	Corrosive, Highly Flammable
NFPA 704	3 3 0
Flash point	-19 °C
Related compounds
Related compounds	n-butylamine tert-butylamine isobutylamine butane 2-butanol
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Infobox references

sec-Butylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an amine) with the formula CH₃CH₂CH(NH₂)CH₃, and occurs as a colorless liquid. sec-Butylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of butane, the others being n-butylamine, tert-butylamine and isobutylamine. It is very harmful to aquatic organisms.

sec-Butylamine is used as a fungicide.^[4]

sec-Butylamine is considered a high production volume chemical. It is undergoing comprehensive review by the American Chemistry Council's Amines Panel as part of the Primary Amines Category.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ US EPA. "sec-Butylamine." Substance Registry System (website accessed 16 April 2007).
2. ^ Safety data (MSDS) for sec-butylamine. Oxford University website (accessed 16 April 2007).
3. ^ Hall, H.K., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1957, 79, 5441.
4. ^ Butylamine, AlanWood.net