Tributylamine

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    102-82-9

    Molecular formula
    C12H27N

    SMILES
    CCCCN(CCCC)CCCC

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fishy 77.93%
    Cheesy 73.35%
    Ripe 55.9%
    Animal 34.86%
    Oily 31.59%
    Fresh 26.81%
    Musty 24.54%
    Pungent 23.7%
    Mint 21.42%
    Fermented 21.2%

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    Odor threshold>

    • 8 female and 8 male volunteers were exposed to the test substance (> 99.5% pure) in varying concentrations. An odor threshold of 0.07 +/- 0.03 ppm (approx. 0.54 mg/cu m) was identified in this study (lowest value: 0.01 ppm)

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.0

    Molecular weight
    185.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -94 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -70 °C

    Boiling point

    • 415 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 207 °C
    • 216-217 °C

    Flash point est.
    71.52 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 185 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 63 °C (145 °F) - closed cup
    • 145 °F (63 °C)
    • 187 °F (open cup)
    • 63 °C c.c.

    Solubility expt.

    • Slightly soluble (NTP, 1992)
    • In water, 142 mg/L at 25 °C
    • In water, 40 ppm at 18 °C
    • Sparingly soluble in water
    • Soluble in acetone; very soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether
    • Soublel in most org solvents
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 0.3

  • Synonyms

    • TRIBUTYLAMINE
    • 102-82-9
    • Tri-n-butylamine
    • 1-Butanamine, N,N-dibutyl-
    • N,N-dibutylbutan-1-amine
    • Tributilamina
    • N,N-Dibutyl-1-butanamine
    • Tris-n-butylamine
    • Amine, tributyl-
    • Tris[N-butylamine]
    • Tributilamina [Romanian]
    • CCRIS 4879
    • HSDB 877
    • UNII-C3TZB2W0R7
    • EINECS 203-058-7
    • C3TZB2W0R7
    • UN2542
    • BRN 1698872
    • DTXSID4026183
    • CHEBI:38905
    • AI3-15424
    • MFCD00009431
    • TRIBUTYLAMINE [MI]
    • TRIBUTYLAMINE [HSDB]
    • DTXCID406183
    • (n-C4H9)3N
    • EC 203-058-7
    • Tris(N-butylamine)
    • UN 2542
    • butane, 1-dibutylamino-
    • Tributilamina (Romanian)
    • CAS-102-82-9
    • tributylamin
    • Trinbutylamine
    • Trisnbutylamine
    • n-tributylamine
    • tributyl amine
    • tributyl-amine
    • trin-butylamine
    • tri n-butylamin
    • tri-butyl amine
    • Amine, tributyl
    • tri-n-butyl amine
    • tri-n-butyl-amine
    • Tri(n-butyl)amine
    • tris(1-butyl)amine
    • N,N-dibutylbutanamine
    • N,NDibutyl1butanamine
    • Bu3N
    • NBu3
    • n-Bu3N
    • 1Butanamine, N,Ndibutyl
    • SCHEMBL896
    • N(n-Bu)3
    • Tributylamine, >=98.5%
    • N,N-Dibutyl-1-butanamine #
    • CHEMBL1877658
    • UYB80578
    • Tox21_200423
    • Tox21_300020
    • BBL011498
    • STL146610
    • Tributylamine [UN2542] [Poison]
    • AKOS005721142
    • NCGC00164374-01
    • NCGC00164374-02
    • NCGC00164374-03
    • NCGC00254008-01
    • NCGC00257977-01
    • BP-30098
    • VS-02963
    • NS00000551
    • T0357
    • EN300-19754
    • Tributylamine, puriss. plus, >=99.5% (GC)
    • Tributylamine, puriss. p.a., >=99.0% (GC)
    • Q905558
    • F0001-0072
    • 203-058-7

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 732.35
    methanol 350.16
    isopropanol 1133.83
    water 0.11
    ethyl acetate 2279.67
    n-propanol 1152.48
    acetone 2300.89
    n-butanol 1622.22
    acetonitrile 1001.85
    DMF 1378.72
    toluene 2031.72
    isobutanol 1436.5
    1,4-dioxane 3479.16
    methyl acetate 1713.86
    THF 5592.58
    2-butanone 2309.19
    n-pentanol 1235.82
    sec-butanol 1648.23
    n-hexane 4305.61
    ethylene glycol 81.59
    NMP 2587.24
    cyclohexane 8370.59
    DMSO 1650.45
    n-butyl acetate 5432.9
    n-octanol 1530.83
    chloroform 8175.67
    n-propyl acetate 2275.79
    acetic acid 1020.1
    dichloromethane 5826.78
    cyclohexanone 6048.02
    propylene glycol 234.34
    isopropyl acetate 2059.08
    DMAc 1425.73
    2-ethoxyethanol 921.57
    isopentanol 1875.11
    n-heptane 6565.29
    ethyl formate 1227.72
    1,2-dichloroethane 3932.32
    n-hexanol 2848.33
    2-methoxyethanol 984.28
    isobutyl acetate 1821.73
    tetrachloromethane 3224.92
    n-pentyl acetate 2729.64
    transcutol 3122.99
    n-heptanol 1529.13
    ethylbenzene 1369.69
    MIBK 1751.13
    2-propoxyethanol 1857.11
    tert-butanol 2367.21
    MTBE 3534.46
    2-butoxyethanol 1542.79
    propionic acid 1206.67
    o-xylene 1497.96
    formic acid 100.98
    diethyl ether 3090.37
    m-xylene 1415.78
    p-xylene 2068.78
    chlorobenzene 2820.32
    dimethyl carbonate 494.06
    n-octane 1742.83
    formamide 144.94
    cyclopentanone 4710.64
    2-pentanone 2383.28
    anisole 1416.51
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4138.86
    gamma-butyrolactone 3958.28
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1095.76
    pyridine 2909.98
    3-pentanone 2283.45
    furfural 2666.91
    n-dodecane 765.03
    diethylene glycol 614.99
    diisopropyl ether 1872.08
    tert-amyl alcohol 2550.49
    acetylacetone 1874.67
    n-hexadecane 906.92
    acetophenone 1358.64
    methyl propionate 1453.44
    isopentyl acetate 4481.8
    trichloroethylene 6055.82
    n-nonanol 1433.42
    cyclohexanol 3409.46
    benzyl alcohol 924.99
    2-ethylhexanol 3580.69
    isooctanol 1540.99
    dipropyl ether 5906.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2763.05
    ethyl lactate 762.34
    propylene carbonate 2834.54
    n-methylformamide 502.06
    2-pentanol 1748.36
    n-pentane 2759.12
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2580.97
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2229.25
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1103.01
    mesitylene 1192.57
    ε-caprolactone 4232.99
    p-cymene 1889.54
    epichlorohydrin 3577.43
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6695.23
    2-aminoethanol 245.26
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1868.87
    sulfolane 4651.53
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1335.21
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5618.3
    n-hexyl acetate 3111.22
    isooctane 956.18
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1389.17
    sec-butyl acetate 1882.24
    tert-butyl acetate 2434.74
    decalin 2213.22
    glycerin 257.37
    diglyme 2829.74
    acrylic acid 840.36
    isopropyl myristate 1544.46
    n-butyric acid 2519.87
    acetyl acetate 1530.08
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 889.69
    ethyl propionate 1908.51
    nitromethane 1300.22
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3251.31
    benzonitrile 1753.36
    trioctyl phosphate 902.84
    1-bromopropane 4584.42
    gamma-valerolactone 3621.78
    n-decanol 1091.19
    triethyl phosphate 1542.02
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1211.83
    propionitrile 1582.57
    vinylene carbonate 1944.19
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2276.26
    DMS 1309.0
    cumene 1100.27
    2-octanol 1418.29
    2-hexanone 2444.69
    octyl acetate 1615.73
    limonene 3767.17
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2648.5
    ethyl orthosilicate 1726.19
    tributyl phosphate 1212.9
    diacetone alcohol 1563.74
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1148.75
    acrylonitrile 1180.83
    aniline 1582.38
    1,3-propanediol 492.44
    bromobenzene 3493.06
    dibromomethane 5226.03
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6514.2
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2723.15
    tetrabutyl urea 1400.78
    diisobutyl methanol 2395.13
    2-phenylethanol 1306.44
    styrene 1610.66
    dioctyl adipate 1785.51
    dimethyl sulfate 759.34
    ethyl butyrate 3953.1
    methyl lactate 569.19
    butyl lactate 1600.36
    diethyl carbonate 2173.26
    propanediol butyl ether 940.35
    triethyl orthoformate 3134.59
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1819.05
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1439.43
    morpholine 3388.12
    tert-butylamine 2505.86
    n-dodecanol 916.98
    dimethoxymethane 1092.92
    ethylene carbonate 2114.66
    cyrene 912.79
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1869.71
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4228.73
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2810.22
    4-methylpyridine 2794.6
    dibutyl ether 4692.49
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2395.13
    DEF 2296.21
    dimethyl isosorbide 2134.01
    tetrachloroethylene 4498.87
    eugenol 1051.89
    triacetin 1826.49
    span 80 1468.32
    1,4-butanediol 265.03
    1,1-dichloroethane 4551.09
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1475.85
    methyl formate 494.4
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1777.79
    n-decane 1475.87
    butyronitrile 2145.49
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1896.71
    1-chlorooctane 2597.6
    1-chlorotetradecane 1047.0
    n-nonane 1783.29
    undecane 996.91
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1873.28
    cyclooctane 2877.29
    cyclopentanol 2811.71
    tetrahydropyran 6578.31
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2831.89
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1684.79
    1-hexene 4487.35
    2-isopropoxyethanol 990.8
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 371.58
    methyl butyrate 2698.38

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction