N,N-Dimethylethylamine

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    598-56-1

    Molecular formula
    C4H11N

    SMILES
    CCN(C)C

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Cheesy 75.87%
    Fishy 67.77%
    Ripe 55.17%
    Fruity 45.46%
    Oily 40.82%
    Fermented 40.58%
    Pungent 32.67%
    Solvent 28.52%
    Musty 28.25%
    Sweaty 27.89%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 61.26%
    Fishy 43.02%
    Green 37.87%
    Oily 35.72%
    Sweaty 31.39%
    Meaty 24.76%
    Ethereal 23.56%
    Vegetable 23.34%
    Sulfury 22.99%
    Fermented 22.04%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

    Odor threshold

    • Odor threshold measurements on 16 aliphatic amines were made with panels of specific anosmic & normal observers. The anosmia was most pronounced with low-mol-wt tertiary amines, but was also observed with lesser degree with primary & secondary amines.

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.7

    pKa est.
    8.17 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    73.14 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -140 °C

    Boiling point

    • 36.5 °C

    Flash point

    • -36.09 ˚C est.
    • 10 °F

  • Synonyms

    • N,N-DIMETHYLETHYLAMINE
    • 598-56-1
    • N,N-Dimethylethanamine
    • Dimethylethylamine
    • N-Ethyldimethylamine
    • Ethanamine, N,N-dimethyl-
    • Ethyldimethylamine
    • Ethylamine, N,N-dimethyl-
    • Methanamine, N-ethyl-N-methyl-
    • n,n-dimethylaminoethane
    • HSDB 5712
    • EINECS 209-940-8
    • UNII-9N5384XVEM
    • 9N5384XVEM
    • AI3-52225
    • DTXSID4027232
    • EC 209-940-8
    • 84649-84-3
    • 1,3-dimethylethylamine
    • dimethylaminoethane
    • dimethylethyl amine
    • ethyl dimethylamine
    • N,N-Dimethylaminoethane; N,N-Dimethylethylamine; N-Ethyldimethylamine; N,N-Dimethylethanamine; DMEA; N-Ethyl-N-methylmethanamine
    • dimethyl-ethyl-amine
    • EtNMe2
    • N,-imethylethylamine
    • NEtMe2
    • NMe2Et
    • MFCD00009039
    • ethane, dimethylamino-
    • N,N-dimethyl-ethanamine
    • N,N-dimethylethanaminium
    • n,n-dimethyl ethyl amine
    • N,N-dimethyl-N-ethylamine
    • N,N-Dimethylethylamine, 99%
    • CHEMBL609099
    • DTXCID807232
    • GTPL5523
    • C2H5N(CH3)2
    • N,N-Dimethylethylamine, >=99%
    • N,N-DIMETHYLETHYLAMINE [HSDB]
    • AKOS015903236
    • D1538
    • NS00003963
    • InChI=1/C4H11N/c1-4-5(2)3/h4H2,1-3H
    • Q16954761
    • F0001-1571
    • 209-940-8

  • Applications

    N,N-Dimethylethylamine (CAS 598-56-1) is a tertiary amine with broad utility as an organic base and reaction solvent; in industry it is commonly used as an intermediate to form ammonium salts and quaternary ammonium surfactants; it may act as a catalyst or curing accelerator in polyurethane and epoxy systems; it serves as a synthetic building block for pharmaceuticals and other complex organic compounds; it can be used as a solvent or processing aid and as a pH-adjusting agent in coatings, adhesives, and chemical manufacturing; usage depends on local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 314.16
    methanol 390.77
    isopropanol 185.71
    water 29.15
    ethyl acetate 130.64
    n-propanol 271.51
    acetone 93.28
    n-butanol 236.65
    acetonitrile 144.01
    DMF 133.63
    toluene 49.59
    isobutanol 156.61
    1,4-dioxane 193.87
    methyl acetate 149.51
    THF 213.67
    2-butanone 122.52
    n-pentanol 108.03
    sec-butanol 204.34
    n-hexane 33.84
    ethylene glycol 172.98
    NMP 196.95
    cyclohexane 64.97
    DMSO 103.57
    n-butyl acetate 115.7
    n-octanol 74.36
    chloroform 535.17
    n-propyl acetate 54.19
    acetic acid 457.81
    dichloromethane 327.18
    cyclohexanone 139.2
    propylene glycol 209.5
    isopropyl acetate 56.64
    DMAc 155.48
    2-ethoxyethanol 155.44
    isopentanol 118.2
    n-heptane 64.01
    ethyl formate 119.41
    1,2-dichloroethane 140.0
    n-hexanol 203.67
    2-methoxyethanol 311.41
    isobutyl acetate 31.21
    tetrachloromethane 228.86
    n-pentyl acetate 61.32
    transcutol 310.29
    n-heptanol 103.18
    ethylbenzene 22.48
    MIBK 30.36
    2-propoxyethanol 242.3
    tert-butanol 160.75
    MTBE 90.21
    2-butoxyethanol 154.4
    propionic acid 326.83
    o-xylene 42.33
    formic acid 255.57
    diethyl ether 122.13
    m-xylene 29.71
    p-xylene 29.52
    chlorobenzene 87.22
    dimethyl carbonate 31.78
    n-octane 17.17
    formamide 189.4
    cyclopentanone 155.39
    2-pentanone 72.95
    anisole 47.1
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 106.98
    gamma-butyrolactone 203.12
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 184.04
    pyridine 185.11
    3-pentanone 74.99
    furfural 218.81
    n-dodecane 10.64
    diethylene glycol 205.57
    diisopropyl ether 25.33
    tert-amyl alcohol 181.96
    acetylacetone 57.35
    n-hexadecane 11.01
    acetophenone 43.34
    methyl propionate 104.64
    isopentyl acetate 75.9
    trichloroethylene 274.31
    n-nonanol 67.33
    cyclohexanol 178.16
    benzyl alcohol 71.13
    2-ethylhexanol 122.37
    isooctanol 63.85
    dipropyl ether 105.13
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 79.94
    ethyl lactate 53.35
    propylene carbonate 114.87
    n-methylformamide 162.38
    2-pentanol 124.09
    n-pentane 50.8
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 196.28
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 82.68
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 92.2
    mesitylene 17.87
    ε-caprolactone 153.83
    p-cymene 40.19
    epichlorohydrin 168.69
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 202.47
    2-aminoethanol 274.44
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 183.71
    sulfolane 180.18
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 24.08
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 195.26
    n-hexyl acetate 73.41
    isooctane 9.04
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 135.57
    sec-butyl acetate 34.89
    tert-butyl acetate 46.37
    decalin 16.33
    glycerin 241.82
    diglyme 174.81
    acrylic acid 298.76
    isopropyl myristate 29.71
    n-butyric acid 299.08
    acetyl acetate 80.83
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 40.0
    ethyl propionate 56.83
    nitromethane 253.45
    1,2-diethoxyethane 88.63
    benzonitrile 77.8
    trioctyl phosphate 30.3
    1-bromopropane 131.59
    gamma-valerolactone 198.08
    n-decanol 48.71
    triethyl phosphate 44.09
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 45.48
    propionitrile 153.92
    vinylene carbonate 113.56
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 300.36
    DMS 52.12
    cumene 19.17
    2-octanol 52.35
    2-hexanone 45.22
    octyl acetate 48.36
    limonene 67.78
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 117.15
    ethyl orthosilicate 47.83
    tributyl phosphate 35.45
    diacetone alcohol 77.66
    N,N-dimethylaniline 35.13
    acrylonitrile 162.06
    aniline 138.8
    1,3-propanediol 253.55
    bromobenzene 68.08
    dibromomethane 253.05
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 254.33
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 61.99
    tetrabutyl urea 37.57
    diisobutyl methanol 49.15
    2-phenylethanol 97.12
    styrene 30.06
    dioctyl adipate 43.67
    dimethyl sulfate 46.83
    ethyl butyrate 82.2
    methyl lactate 89.33
    butyl lactate 69.34
    diethyl carbonate 55.3
    propanediol butyl ether 106.47
    triethyl orthoformate 69.61
    p-tert-butyltoluene 39.65
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 61.19
    morpholine 260.48
    tert-butylamine 123.51
    n-dodecanol 38.0
    dimethoxymethane 73.05
    ethylene carbonate 94.37
    cyrene 71.03
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 77.41
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 72.64
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 106.53
    4-methylpyridine 124.31
    dibutyl ether 60.1
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 49.15
    DEF 105.0
    dimethyl isosorbide 103.03
    tetrachloroethylene 245.21
    eugenol 71.91
    triacetin 68.78
    span 80 116.72
    1,4-butanediol 91.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 179.36
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 75.17
    methyl formate 100.06
    2-methyl-1-butanol 155.27
    n-decane 18.11
    butyronitrile 132.94
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 60.69
    1-chlorooctane 43.96
    1-chlorotetradecane 18.37
    n-nonane 18.7
    undecane 13.28
    tert-butylcyclohexane 16.67
    cyclooctane 19.97
    cyclopentanol 212.01
    tetrahydropyran 195.07
    tert-amyl methyl ether 90.48
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 122.67
    1-hexene 62.35
    2-isopropoxyethanol 92.64
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 212.42
    methyl butyrate 68.65

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IFRA standard 51

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Products applied to the axillae
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Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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