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Triethylamine

≥99.5%, liquid

Synonym(s):

N,N-Diethylethanamine

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Linear Formula:
(C2H5)3N
CAS Number:
121-44-8
Molecular Weight:
101.19
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
24870713
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
EC Number:
204-469-4
MDL number:
MFCD00009051
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605283
Assay:
≥99.5%
Bp:
88.8 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
51.75 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Triethylamine, ≥99.5%

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

Quality Segment

100

vapor pressure

51.75 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

593 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

impurities

≤0.1% (Karl Fischer)

refractive index

n20/D 1.401 (lit.)

pH

12.7 (15 °C, 100 g/L)

bp

88.8 °C (lit.)

mp

−115 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 112 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.726 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

amine

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCN(CC)CC

InChI

1S/C6H15N/c1-4-7(5-2)6-3/h4-6H2,1-3H3

InChI key

ZMANZCXQSJIPKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Triethylamine (TEA, Et3N) is an aliphatic amine. Its addition to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) matrices affords transparent liquid matrices with enhanced ability for spatial resolution during MALDI mass spectrometric (MS) imaging. A head-space gas chromatography (GC) procedure for the determination of triethylamine in active pharmaceutical ingredients has been reported. The viscosity coefficient of triethylamine vapor over a range of density and temperature has been measured.

Application

Triethylamine has been used during the synthesis of:
  • 5′-dimethoxytrityl-5-(fur-2-yl)-2′-deoxyuridine
  • 3′-(2-cyanoethyl)diisopropylphosphoramidite-5′-dimethoxytrityl-5-(fur-2-yl)-2′-deoxyuridine
  • polyethylenimine600-β-cyclodextrin (PEI600-β-CyD)
It may be used as a homogeneous catalyst for the preparation of glycerol dicarbonate, via transesterification reaction between glycerol and dimethyl carbonate (DMC).

Packaging

18 L packaged in closed-head steel drums; 100 mL, 500 mL, 2 L, 6×500 mL, 4 L packaged in glass bottles; 200 L packaged in Kilo-Lab® steel cylinders

Legal Information

Kilo-Lab is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

12.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-11 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

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