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Isopropylamine

Chemical compound

Summary

Chemical compound

Isopropylamine (also known as monoisopropyl amine, MIPA, or 2-propylamine) is an organic compound, an amine. It is a hygroscopic colorless liquid with ammonia-like odor. It is miscible with water and flammable. It is a valuable intermediate in chemical industry.

Reactions

Isopropylamine exhibits reactions typical of other simple alkyl amines, i.e. protonation, alkylation, acylation, condensation with carbonyls. Like other simple aliphatic amines, isopropylamine is a weak base: the pKa of [(CH3)2)CHNH3]+ is 10.63.

Preparation and use

Isopropylamine can be obtained by reaction of isopropyl alcohol with ammonia in presence of a catalyst: :(CH3)2CHOH + NH3 → (CH3)2CHNH2 + H2O

Isopropylamine is a building block for the preparation of many herbicides and pesticides including atrazine, bentazon, glyphosate, imazapyr, ametryne, desmetryn, prometryn, pramitol, dipropetryn, propazine, fenamiphos, and iprodione. It is a regulating agent for plastics, an intermediate in organic synthesis of coating materials, plastics, pesticides, rubber chemicals, pharmaceuticals and others, and is an additive in the petroleum industry.

References

References

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  2. (4 December 2014). "Isopropylamine". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
  3. Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher, Hartmut Höke. (2005). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Wiley-VCH.
  4. H. K. Hall, Jr.. (1957). "Correlation of the Base Strengths of Amines". J. Am. Chem. Soc..
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