CAS 109-73-9: n-Butylamine

Butylamine is a chemical with the formula CH3CH2CH2NH2. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol but not in ether or chloroform. It is produced on a large scale as a precursor to the plasticizer butyl rubber. The compound exists as either of two geometric isomers: "cis"-butylamine and "trans"-butylamine. Butylamine can be used as an optical sensor for metal carbonyls and metal hydroxides by measuring light absorption at 230 nm. Butylamine has been shown to have a high affinity for Langmuir-type adsorption of gases where it forms monolayers on gas-water interfaces. This property makes butylamine useful in separating volatile organic compounds from water samples via extraction with methanol, which dissolves the organic compounds while the water stays behind. Butylamine has also been observed to

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Applications 1-Butanamine is used in the preparation of 5-HT6 receptor antagonists affecting the concentrations of dopamine and norephinephrine. May be used in the treatment of the neurological degenerative disease, Alzheimer’s. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References Upton, N. et al.: Neurotherapeu. 5, 458 (2008); Ivachtchenko, A. et al.: Pharm. Chem. J., 46, 639 (2013);

1-Butylamine is used as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals, synthetic tanning agents, dyestuffs and emulsifiers. It also plays an important role in the preparation of N,N'-dibutylthiourea, a rubber vulcanization accelerator. It is involved in the preparation of n-butylbenzenesulfonamide, which is a plasticizer of nylon. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.