Tribenzylamine

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    620-40-6

    Molecular formula
    C21H21N

    SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C=C1)CN(CC2=CC=CC=C2)CC3=CC=CC=C3

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 45.51%
    Sweet 45.23%
    Rose 44.56%
    Green 38.41%
    Metallic 31.11%
    Earthy 30.6%
    Fruity 30.03%
    Balsamic 29.03%
    Fishy 28.15%
    Waxy 27.55%

     

    Flavor
    Green 33.82%
    Waxy 28.56%
    Fruity 27.81%
    Rose 25.6%
    Mild 23.09%
    Moth ball 19.35%
    Naphthelene 19.09%
    Nitrile 19.05%
    Rosy 18.91%
    Tarry 18.76%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.7

    pKa est.
    6.81 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    287.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    418°C

    Flash point

    • 191.15 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Tribenzylamine
    • 620-40-6
    • N,N-dibenzyl-1-phenylmethanamine
    • Benzenemethanamine, N,N-bis(phenylmethyl)-
    • DTXSID5047031
    • HZ10O1931J
    • DTXCID3027031
    • RefChem:190887
    • 210-638-3
    • MFCD00004773
    • N,N-Bis(phenylmethyl)benzenemethanamine
    • n,n,n-tribenzylamine
    • N,N-dibenzyl-1-phenyl-methanamine
    • trisbenzylamine
    • (N,N-Dibenzylaminomethyl)benzene
    • tribenzyl-amine
    • UNII-HZ10O1931J
    • EINECS 210-638-3
    • AI3-01809
    • Tribenzylamine, >=99%
    • SCHEMBL134524
    • orb1705703
    • SCHEMBL6555817
    • SCHEMBL7383502
    • N,N-Dibenzyl(phenyl)methanamine
    • CHEMBL3184803
    • SCHEMBL11326900
    • N,N-Dibenzyl(phenyl)methanamine #
    • Tribenzylamine, >=99.0% (NT)
    • Tox21_302339
    • SBB073009
    • STL453637
    • AKOS003273171
    • MSK166842-1000M
    • NCGC00256253-01
    • AS-11949
    • CAS-620-40-6
    • SY049334
    • NS00010857
    • ST45255336
    • T0341
    • Tribenzylamine Solution in Methanol, 1000ug/mL
    • F241216
    • Q4462936
    • F0001-1653
    • 620-40-6

  • Applications

    Tribenzylamine (CAS 620-40-6) is a tertiary amine bearing three benzyl groups on nitrogen. In practice, it is used primarily as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a building block for benzylated amine derivatives, notably in pharmaceutical and specialty chemical production. It is also used as a base and a reaction reagent in organic chemistry and can be quaternized to give ammonium salts that are benzyl-substituted, used as phase-transfer catalysts or specialty surfactants in industrial processing.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6.83
    methanol 5.51
    isopropanol 4.54
    water 0.07
    ethyl acetate 103.38
    n-propanol 9.37
    acetone 82.35
    n-butanol 10.95
    acetonitrile 24.87
    DMF 118.59
    toluene 120.8
    isobutanol 8.3
    1,4-dioxane 170.13
    methyl acetate 75.35
    THF 486.81
    2-butanone 82.85
    n-pentanol 12.91
    sec-butanol 7.84
    n-hexane 19.1
    ethylene glycol 1.63
    NMP 173.58
    cyclohexane 31.38
    DMSO 83.86
    n-butyl acetate 105.14
    n-octanol 8.38
    chloroform 481.35
    n-propyl acetate 86.62
    acetic acid 34.91
    dichloromethane 554.75
    cyclohexanone 184.84
    propylene glycol 3.39
    isopropyl acetate 81.74
    DMAc 174.41
    2-ethoxyethanol 32.4
    isopentanol 12.9
    n-heptane 26.12
    ethyl formate 59.89
    1,2-dichloroethane 361.53
    n-hexanol 17.95
    2-methoxyethanol 30.18
    isobutyl acetate 75.85
    tetrachloromethane 44.78
    n-pentyl acetate 42.53
    transcutol 128.82
    n-heptanol 11.6
    ethylbenzene 63.95
    MIBK 68.44
    2-propoxyethanol 45.62
    tert-butanol 9.59
    MTBE 33.98
    2-butoxyethanol 28.79
    propionic acid 26.69
    o-xylene 65.83
    formic acid 7.17
    diethyl ether 67.02
    m-xylene 72.05
    p-xylene 71.29
    chlorobenzene 167.68
    dimethyl carbonate 78.83
    n-octane 8.12
    formamide 17.53
    cyclopentanone 303.87
    2-pentanone 85.12
    anisole 109.23
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 164.96
    gamma-butyrolactone 333.91
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 27.84
    pyridine 206.19
    3-pentanone 101.34
    furfural 238.05
    n-dodecane 4.32
    diethylene glycol 22.0
    diisopropyl ether 33.75
    tert-amyl alcohol 12.54
    acetylacetone 154.0
    n-hexadecane 5.19
    acetophenone 109.63
    methyl propionate 91.86
    isopentyl acetate 102.04
    trichloroethylene 623.56
    n-nonanol 10.55
    cyclohexanol 23.57
    benzyl alcohol 46.04
    2-ethylhexanol 26.6
    isooctanol 13.47
    dipropyl ether 119.56
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 169.77
    ethyl lactate 38.52
    propylene carbonate 192.49
    n-methylformamide 32.46
    2-pentanol 10.23
    n-pentane 9.87
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 46.18
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 129.49
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 45.05
    mesitylene 47.67
    ε-caprolactone 158.02
    p-cymene 44.97
    epichlorohydrin 406.0
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 231.16
    2-aminoethanol 4.36
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 155.03
    sulfolane 315.1
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 9.91
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 169.78
    n-hexyl acetate 40.93
    isooctane 7.06
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 48.22
    sec-butyl acetate 74.51
    tert-butyl acetate 93.51
    decalin 23.37
    glycerin 7.06
    diglyme 151.7
    acrylic acid 31.57
    isopropyl myristate 29.04
    n-butyric acid 51.65
    acetyl acetate 99.86
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 24.83
    ethyl propionate 98.61
    nitromethane 100.58
    1,2-diethoxyethane 104.11
    benzonitrile 69.16
    trioctyl phosphate 15.09
    1-bromopropane 138.32
    gamma-valerolactone 264.63
    n-decanol 8.78
    triethyl phosphate 71.97
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 12.41
    propionitrile 30.36
    vinylene carbonate 162.43
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 157.05
    DMS 79.14
    cumene 44.89
    2-octanol 7.63
    2-hexanone 70.53
    octyl acetate 28.23
    limonene 62.78
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 132.45
    ethyl orthosilicate 69.02
    tributyl phosphate 25.36
    diacetone alcohol 57.99
    N,N-dimethylaniline 78.09
    acrylonitrile 43.74
    aniline 64.16
    1,3-propanediol 7.66
    bromobenzene 217.89
    dibromomethane 314.42
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 465.04
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 95.69
    tetrabutyl urea 31.44
    diisobutyl methanol 27.52
    2-phenylethanol 45.07
    styrene 79.95
    dioctyl adipate 49.24
    dimethyl sulfate 125.38
    ethyl butyrate 139.18
    methyl lactate 35.41
    butyl lactate 30.57
    diethyl carbonate 98.9
    propanediol butyl ether 15.46
    triethyl orthoformate 107.01
    p-tert-butyltoluene 41.95
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 72.99
    morpholine 119.7
    tert-butylamine 8.22
    n-dodecanol 7.77
    dimethoxymethane 124.19
    ethylene carbonate 131.34
    cyrene 65.91
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 73.25
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 92.72
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 179.32
    4-methylpyridine 147.43
    dibutyl ether 47.98
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 27.52
    DEF 111.77
    dimethyl isosorbide 150.04
    tetrachloroethylene 253.98
    eugenol 50.01
    triacetin 73.03
    span 80 32.75
    1,4-butanediol 4.84
    1,1-dichloroethane 190.33
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 17.02
    methyl formate 48.49
    2-methyl-1-butanol 12.47
    n-decane 7.63
    butyronitrile 34.12
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 15.3
    1-chlorooctane 23.59
    1-chlorotetradecane 11.31
    n-nonane 7.43
    undecane 5.45
    tert-butylcyclohexane 18.66
    cyclooctane 18.41
    cyclopentanol 28.67
    tetrahydropyran 149.87
    tert-amyl methyl ether 42.33
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 101.29
    1-hexene 38.48
    2-isopropoxyethanol 30.0
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 22.33
    methyl butyrate 116.29

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