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TRI-N-BUTYLAMINE
CAS # 102-82-9

DESCRIPTION

Tri-N-Butylamine is a tertiary amine. It is a colorless liquid with a tendency to change to pale yellow on prolonged storage. It is miscible with acetone, ethanol, ethyl ether and most organic solvents.              

It is immiscible with water. Tri-N-Butylamine is an important commercial chemical.

PROPERTIES

 Tri-n-butyl amine

99.8

 Water

0.03

 Mono-n-butyl amine

ND

 Di-n-butyl amine

0.02

 N-butane

ND

 Color

10

 

APPLICATION

·       Tri-n-butyl amine is a significant chemical intermediate in the production of phase transfer catalysts like tributylmethylammonium chloride and tributylbenzylammonium chloride.

·       It is widely used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, surfactants, lubricant additives, vulcanization accelerators and dyes.

·       It acts as a catalyst and as a solvent in organic syntheses and polymerization reactions.

·       A major use of TNBA is as a strong base anion exchanger, acid acceptor, inhibitor in hydraulic fluids and an emulsifying agent.

·       Further, it is used to prepare photographic chemicals

PACKAGING OPTION

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