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Ethylenediamine

purified by redistillation, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

1,2-Diaminoethane

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Linear Formula:
NH2CH2CH2NH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
60.10
Beilstein:
605263
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39030201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

2.07 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

716 °F

purified by

redistillation

expl. lim.

16 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.4565 (lit.)

pH

12.2 (20 °C, 110 g/L)

bp

118 °C (lit.)

mp

8.5 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: soluble(lit.)
water: miscible(lit.)
water: very soluble(lit.)

density

0.899 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

NCCN

InChI

1S/C2H8N2/c3-1-2-4/h1-4H2

InChI key

PIICEJLVQHRZGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... FNTA(2339)

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General description

Ethylenediamine (en) is a linear aliphatic diamine. The synthesis of ethylenediamine has been reported. Its effect as an allergen has been investigated. It participates in the synthesis of metal chalcogenides and thiogallates.

Application

Ethylenediamine (en) is suitable for use in the synthesis of covalently linked adducts of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) oligonucleotides with single-walled carbon nanotubes. It may be used in the following studies:
  • Functionalization of the triazolate-bridged metal-organic framework.
  • As a solvent in the synthesis of ZnS and ZnSe precursors by solvothermal process.
  • As a softening agent for hard wood plant structure.
  • As a reactant in the synthesis of Pd/C-ethylenediamine complex catalyst.
  • As a chelating agent in the synthesis of β-Co(OH)2 nanocrystals.
  • To produce ethylenediamine modified rice hull, used as a sorbent for basic and reactive dyes.
  • Synthesis of ethylenediamine-templated iron arsenates and fluoroarsenates.
  • As a template agent and coordination agent in the synthesis of CdS nanocrystals.
  • As a reagent in the synthesis of imidazolines.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Resp. Sens. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

100.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

38 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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S T Ong et al.
Bioresource technology, 98(15), 2792-2799 (2007-04-03)
Wastewaters from textile industries may contain a variety of dyes that have to be removed before their discharge into waterways. Rice hull, an agricultural by-product, was modified using ethylenediamine to introduce active sites on its surface to enable it to
Reactions of some ortho and para halogenated aromatic nitriles with ethylenediamine: selective synthesis of imidazolines.
Crane LJ, et al.
Tetrahedron, 60(25), 5325-5330 (2004)
The use of ethylenediamine in softening hard plant structures for paraffin sectioning.
Carlquist, S.
Biotechnic & Histochemistry, 57(5), 311-317 (1982)
Synthesis of CdS nanorods by an ethylenediamine assisted hydrothermal method for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
Li Y, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(21), 9352-9358 (2009)
Covalently bonded adducts of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) oligonucleotides with single-wall carbon nanotubes: synthesis and hybridization.
Baker SE, et al.
Nano Letters, 2(12), 1413-1417 (2002)

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