Benzylamine
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Phenylmethanamine | |
| Other names
α-Aminotoluene Benzyl amine Phenylmethylamine | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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| 741984 | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChEMBL | |
| ChemSpider | |
| DrugBank | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.595 |
| EC Number |
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| 49783 | |
| KEGG | |
PubChem CID |
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 2735 |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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| Properties | |
| C7H9N | |
| Molar mass | 107.156 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | weak, ammonia-like |
| Density | 0.981 g/mL |
| Melting point | 10 °C (50 °F; 283 K) |
| Boiling point | 185 °C (365 °F; 458 K) |
| Miscible | |
| Solubility | miscible in ethanol, diethyl ether very soluble in acetone soluble in benzene, chloroform |
| Acidity (pKa) | 9.34 |
| Basicity (pKb) | 4.66 |
| −75.26·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD) |
1.543 |
| Structure | |
| 1.38 D | |
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards |
Flammable and corrosive |
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| Danger | |
| H302, H312, H314 | |
| P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P322, P330, P363, P405, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Flash point | 65 °C (149 °F; 338 K) |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Fischer Scientific |
| Related compounds | |
Related amines |
aniline |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references | |
Benzylamine, also known as phenylmethylamine, is an organic chemical compound with the condensed structural formula C6H5CH2NH2 (sometimes abbreviated as PhCH2NH2 or BnNH2). It consists of a benzyl group, C6H5CH2, attached to an amine functional group, NH2. This colorless water-soluble liquid is a common precursor in organic chemistry and used in the industrial production of many pharmaceuticals. The hydrochloride salt was used to treat motion sickness on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission in which NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.