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methylamine
Sign in to saveAlso known as CH3-NH2, MeNH2, MMA, NMA, NME, methyl amine, aminomethane, monomethylamine
Methylamine, also known as methanamine, is an organic compound with a formula of . This colorless gas is a derivative of ammonia, but with one hydrogen atom being replaced by a methyl group. It is the simplest primary amine.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- CH5N
- Molecular weight
- 31.057 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methanamine
- SMILES
- CN
- InChIKey
- BAVYZALUXZFZLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.7
- Polar surface area
- 26 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 31.042
- Has use
- refrigerant
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- Commons category
- Methylamine
- canonical SMILES
- CN
- chemical formula
- CH₅N
- melting point
- -93.44
- vapor pressure
- 3
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0398
- density
- 0.7
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 127
- boiling point
- -6.32
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- flash point
- 14
- lower flammable limit
- 4.9
- upper flammable limit
- 20.7
- ionization energy
- 8.97
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 12
- pKa
- 10.62
- electric dipole moment
- 1.31
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Production
- Industrial production
- Laboratory methods
- Biosynthesis
- Reactivity and applications
- Safety
- Regulation
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
Methylamine, also known as methanamine, is an organic compound with a formula of . This colorless gas is a derivative of ammonia, but with one hydrogen atom being replaced by a methyl group. It is the simplest primary amine.
Methylamine is sold as a solution in methanol, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, or water, or as the anhydrous gas in pressurized metal containers. Industrially, methylamine is transported in its anhydrous form in pressurized railcars and tank trailers. It has a strong odor similar to rotten fish. Methylamine is used as a building block for the synthesis of numerous other commercially available compounds.
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