Ethylamine

Synonyms

1-Aminoethane; Aethylamine [German]; Aminoethane; Ethanamine; Ethylamine; Etilamina [Italian]; Etyloamina [Polish]; Monoethylamine; [ChemIDplus] UN1036; UN2270

Category

Amines, Aliphatic

Description

Colorless gas or water-white liquid (below 62 degrees F) with an ammonia-like odor; Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas; [NIOSH]

Sources/Uses

Used in the organic synthesis of dyes, medicines, resins, and other chemicals; Also used in oil refining and as a stabilizer of latex rubber; [Merck Index]

Comments

Liquid causes first degree burns on short exposure. [CHRIS] Corrosive to skin; [Quick CPC] Workers may develop eye irritation and corneal edema. Rabbits with inhalation exposure to 50 ppm have lung and corneal injury, while exposure to 100 ppm causes kidney injury; [ACGIH] Evaporating liquid can cause frostbite; [ICSC] Irritating to eyes and respiratory tract; Inhalation of 70% aqueous solution can cause chemical pneumonitis; [MSDSonline]

Biomedical References

Yes

5 ppm

15 ppm

10 ppm

5 ppm

600 ppm

Excerpts from Documentation for IDLHs

Basis for original (SCP) IDLH: The chosen IDLH is based on the UCC [1958] report that a 4­hour exposure to 4,000 ppm killed 1 of 6 rats. . . . \ Human data: None relevant for use in determining the revised IDLH.

1048 mm Hg

0.02 ppm

Odor Threshold High

3.5 ppm

LC50 (rat) = 5,540 ppm/1H

Explanatory Notes

Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 0.27 ppm); Guide from Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Ethylamine, aqueous solution, with not less than 50% but not more than 70% Ethylamine." Flash point < 0 deg F; VP from HSDB;

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burn readily

Yes

Skin burns

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Petroleum Production and Refining