''sec''-Butylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an
amine
In chemistry, amines (, ) are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair. Amines are formally derivatives of ammonia (), wherein one or more hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element wi ...
) with the formula CH
3CH
2CH(NH
2)CH
3. It is a colorless liquid. ''sec''-Butylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of
butane, the others being
''n''-butylamine,
''tert''-butylamine, and
isobutylamine
Isobutylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an amine) with the formula (CH3)2CHCH2NH2, and occurs as a colorless liquid.chiral
Chirality is a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science. The word ''chirality'' is derived from the Greek (''kheir''), "hand", a familiar chiral object.
An object or a system is ''chiral'' if it is distinguishable from i ...
and therefore can exist in either of two
enantiomeric forms.
''sec''-Butylamine is used in the production of some pesticides.
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[United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Bromacil". 1996, pp. 1–11. Accessed 9 October 2012]">herbicide, is produced from ''sec''-butylamine.
[United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Bromacil". 1996, pp. 1–11. Accessed 9 October 2012]
Safety
The
LD50
In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose of a toxin, radiation, or pathogen. The value of LD50 for a substance is the ...
(rat) for primary alkylamines is 100 – 1 mg/kg.
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References
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