tert-Butylamine is an organic chemical compound with the formula (CH3)3CNH2. It is a colorless liquid with a typical amine-like odor. tert-Butylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of butane, the others being n-butylamine, sec-butylamine and isobutylamine.
Chemical name: Tert-butylamine
Molecular formula:C4H11N
Molecular weight:73.14
Features:Colorless flammable liquid with ammonia smell.The density is 0.6958, melting point is -67.5℃,boiling point is 44.4℃,flash point is -8℃ and index of refraction is 1.3784(20℃).It is miscible with water,ethanol, and soluble in common organic solvents.
Tert-butylamine is used in the rubber industry to make rubber accelerators, and in the pharmaceutical industry to make Rifampin.
In the pesticide industry it is used to make insecticides and fungicides,
In the dye industry is used to make dye colorants.
In the organic industry it is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
It is also used as a chemical reagent in analytical chemistry.
