Isopropylamine acts as a regulating agent for plastics and an additive in the petroleum industry. It is also useful as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals, coating materials, rubber chemicals and other organic products. It also finds application in binary chemical weapons in combination with isopropyl alcohol. Further, it is used as a solvent and to prepare other chemicals.
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Applications
Isopropylamine acts as a regulating agent for plastics and an additive in the petroleum industry. It is also useful as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals, coating materials, rubber chemicals and other organic products. It also finds application in binary chemical weapons in combination with isopropyl alcohol. Further, it is used as a solvent and to prepare other chemicals.
Solubility
Miscible with water, chloroform, hexanes, acetone and ethanol.
Notes
Air sensitive. Store in a cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides and perchloryl fluoride.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Wen, X.; Zhang, H.; Xu, K.; Sun, J. H.; Ye, J.; Jin, S.; Wang, D. Crystal and molecular structures of twelve salts from isopropylamine and different organic acids. J. Mol. Struct. 2015, 1094, 46-60.
- Nikonov, A;. Y.; Sterkhova, I. V.; Lazareva, N. F. Reaction of N-[chloro(diorganyl)silyl]anilines with isopropanol and isopropylamine. Russ. J. Gen. Chem. 2015, 85 (8), 1866-1869.