(Triethyl)amine Triethylamine (no longer IUPAC name[1])
Identifiers
CAS Number
121-44-8Y
3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
Abbreviations
TEA[2]
Beilstein Reference
605283
ChEBI
CHEBI:35026Y
ChEMBL
ChEMBL284057Y
ChemSpider
8158Y
ECHA InfoCard
100.004.064
EC Number
204-469-4
KEGG
C14691Y
MeSH
triethylamine
PubChem CID
8471
RTECS number
YE0175000
UNII
VOU728O6AYY
UN number
1296
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
DTXSID3024366
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H15N/c1-4-7(5-2)6-3/h4-6H2,1-3H3Y
Key: ZMANZCXQSJIPKH-UHFFFAOYSA-NY
SMILES
CCN(CC)CC
Properties[5]
Chemical formula
C6H15N
Molar mass
101.193 g·mol−1
Appearance
Colourless liquid
Odor
Fishy, ammoniacal
Density
0.7255 g mL−1
Melting point
−114.70 °C; −174.46 °F; 158.45 K
Boiling point
88.6 to 89.8 °C; 191.4 to 193.5 °F; 361.7 to 362.9 K
Solubility in water
112.4 g/L at 20 °C[3]
Solubility
miscible with organic solvents
log P
1.647
Vapor pressure
6.899–8.506 kPa
Henry's law constant (kH)
66 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Acidity (pKa)
10.75 (for the conjugate acid) (H2O), 9.00 (DMSO)[4]
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
-81.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)
1.401
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)
216.43 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298)
−169 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of combustion (ΔcH⦵298)
−4.37763 to −4.37655 MJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H225, H302, H312, H314, H332
Precautionary statements
P210, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
3
0
Flash point
−15 °C (5 °F; 258 K)
Autoignition temperature
312 °C (594 °F; 585 K)
Explosive limits
1.2–8%
Threshold limit value (TLV)
2 ppm (8 mg/m3) (TWA), 4 ppm (17 mg/m3) (STEL)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
580 mg kg−1 (dermal, rabbit)
730 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
LCLo (lowest published)
1425 ppm (mouse, 2 hr)[7]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3)[6]
REL (Recommended)
None established[6]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
200 ppm[6]
Related compounds
Related amines
Dimethylamine
Trimethylamine
N-Nitrosodimethylamine
Diethylamine
Diisopropylamine
Dimethylaminopropylamine
Diethylenetriamine
N,N-Diisopropylethylamine
Triisopropylamine
Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine
Mechlorethamine
HN1 (nitrogen mustard)
HN3 (nitrogen mustard)
Related compounds
Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Biguanide
Dithiobiuret
Agmatine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Chemical compound
Triethylamine is the chemical compound with the formula N(CH2CH3)3, commonly abbreviated Et3N. It is also abbreviated TEA, yet this abbreviation must be used carefully to avoid confusion with triethanolamine or tetraethylammonium, for which TEA is also a common abbreviation.[8][9] It is a colourless volatile liquid with a strong fishy odor reminiscent of ammonia. Like diisopropylethylamine (Hünig's base), triethylamine is commonly employed in organic synthesis, usually as a base.
^"Front Matter". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 671. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
^X. Bories-Azeau, S. P. Armes, and H. J. W. van den Haak, Macromolecules 2004, 37, 2348 PDF
Triethylamine is the chemical compound with the formula N(CH2CH3)3, commonly abbreviated Et3N. It is also abbreviated TEA, yet this abbreviation must...
acetate Names IUPAC name Triethylammonium acetate Other names teaa, triethylamine/acetate buffer Identifiers CAS Number 5204-74-0 Y 3D model (JSmol) Interactive...
Triethanolamine, or TEOA, is an organic compound with the chemical formula N(CH2CH2OH)3. It is a colourless, viscous liquid. It is both a tertiary amine...
oxalyl chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an organic base, such as triethylamine. It is one of the many oxidation reactions commonly referred to as 'activated...
It is a bicyclic amine that can be viewed as a tied back version of triethylamine. It is a colorless solid. It is used as a reagent (base) and catalyst...
learn to respond to a selection of different odorant chemicals such as triethylamine and cinnamaldehyde, which were detected by olfaction in the nose. Such...
derivative of aluminium monoiodide is the cyclic adduct formed with triethylamine, Al4I4(NEt3)4. Al2O and Al2S also exist but are very unstable. Very...
acylations are carried out in the presence of a base such as pyridine, triethylamine, or DMAP, which act as catalysts to help promote the reaction and as...
of a base such as triethylamine. This method produces crude TCPO with a by-product of triethylamine hydrochloride. The triethylamine hydrochloride can...
used along with Hünig's base (N,N-diisopropylethylamine, DIPEA), or triethylamine to form amide bonds. Typically DMF is used as solvent, although other...
another solution of CH2Cl2-containing methylamine hydrochloride and triethylamine. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is then added and the aqueous layer is removed...
meals, its intestinal microbes metabolize them into fishy-smelling triethylamine, which ends up in the egg. The unpredictable diet of free-range hens...
Mountain Arsenal. Triethylamine was added to UK sarin, with relatively poor success. The Aum Shinrikyo cult experimented with triethylamine as well. N,N-Diethylaniline...
ether or benzene) with triethylamine as tertiary amine under anhydrous conditions. After filtration of the insoluble triethylamine hydrochloride and evaporation...
substituted double bond) preferentially forms due to sterics. When using triethylamine, a weak base, the thermodynamic silyl enol ether (with a more substituted...
this reaction, ethylamine is coproduced together with diethylamine and triethylamine. In aggregate, approximately 80M kilograms/year of these three amines...
(C5H5N) = 5.25 and pKaH ((CH3CH2)3N) = 10.75 indicate that (CH3CH2)3N (triethylamine) is a stronger base than C5H5N (pyridine). An amphoteric substance is...
and ammonia. Diethylamine is obtained together with ethylamine and triethylamine. Annual production of the three ethylamines was estimated in 2000 to...
alcohol may also be carried out in one phase using tertiary amines (e. g. triethylamine, Et3N) or pyridine as acid acceptors: While acyl chloride-based polyesterifications...
from a solution of methanol and tetrahydrofuran after the addition of triethylamine, resulting in a 50% yield. Chemists report having struggled to reproduce...
into recycling the triethylamine and methanol solvents. Progress has also been made in attempting to eliminate the need for triethylamine altogether. Technical...
are grounded and added into toluene solvent. The solution, along with triethylamine and acetic anhydride, is refluxed at ~110°C for 9 hours; after that...
reaction to make amines, and (in aqueous solution or in its azeotrope with triethylamine) for hydrogenation of ketones. Formic acid is unique among the carboxylic...
base, such as triethylamine. The by-products are dimethyl sulfide (Me2S), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and – when triethylamine is used as...