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Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name N,N-Dimethylethanamine | |
Other names Ethyl(dimethyl)amine | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.009.038 |
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UNII | |
UN number | 2735 (DIMETHYLETHYLAMINE, [LIQUID]) |
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Properties | |
C4H11N | |
Molar mass | 73.139 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Volatile liquid at room temp. |
Density | 0.67±0.1 g/cm3 |
Melting point | −140 °C (−220 °F; 133 K) |
Boiling point | 36.5 °C (97.7 °F; 309.6 K) |
Vapor pressure | 495.4±0.1 mmHg |
Acidity (pKa) | 10.16 (for the conjugate acid) (H2O) [1] |
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Danger | |
H225, H302, H314, H332 | |
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P363, P370+P378, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |
Flash point | −12 °C; 10 °F; 261 K |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
N,N-Dimethylethylamine (DMEA), sometimes referred to as dimethylethylamine, is an organic compound with formula (CH3)2NC2H5. It is an industrial chemical that is mainly used in foundries as a catalyst for epoxy resins and polyurethane as well as sand core production. [2] [3] Dimethylethylamine is a malodorous, volatile liquid at room temperature that is excreted at greater concentrations with larger dietary intake of trimethylamine. [1]
The aim was to study the effect of trimethylamine (TMA) on the metabolism of the industrial catalyst N,N-dimethylethylamine to ascertain whether biological monitoring of industrial exposure to N,N-dimethylethylamine is compromised and excretion of the malodorous N,N-dimethylethylamine in sweat and urine is increased by dietary intake of TMA....Although the increased urinary and hidrotic excretion of N,N-dimethylethylamine may contribute to body odor problems, they were primarily due to TMA excretion, which is much the greater.