| Chemical |
n-butylamine |
| CAS-number : |
109-73-9 |
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| Synonyms : |
| 1-aminobutaani |
| 1-aminobutane |
| butylamine. |
| n-butyyliamiini |
| norvalamine |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| CH3(CH2)3NH2
C4H11N |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2036992 |
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| Uses : |
Intermediate for emulsifying agents; pharmaceuticals;
insecticides; dyes; tanning agents.
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| State and appearance : |
Colorless, volatile liquid.
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| Odor : |
Characteristic, sour, ammoniacal.
Hedonic tone: unpleasant to pleasant.
Threshold Odour Concentration:
absolute perception limit: 0.08 ppm
50 % recognition: 0.24 ppm
100 % recognition: 0.24 ppm
Odour index: 100 % recognition: 449166
(Hellmann & Small 1974)
Odour index: at 20 °C: 395000
(Verschueren 1983)
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| Molecular weight : |
73.1 |
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| Spesicif gravity (water=1) : |
| 0.74 |
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| Conversion factor, 1 ppm in air=_mg/m3 : |
| 2.99 |
mg/m3 |
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| Conversion factor, 1 mg/m3 in air=_ppm : |
| 0.334 |
ppm |
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| Vapor pressure, mmHg : |
| 72 |
at 20 °C |
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| Melting point, °C : |
| -50 |
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| Boiling point, °C : |
| 78 |
|
| 77.1 |
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| 78 |
MITI 1992 |
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| Flashing point, °C : |
| 1.1 |
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| pKa : |
| 10.64 |
Sangster 1989 |
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| Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
| 0.8 |
ANON 1986 |
| 0.86 |
Sangster 1989 |
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| Other physicochemical properties : |
Miscible with water, alcohol, ether.
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| Total degradation in water : |
Biodegradation:
85% (NH3) 66% (NO2) by BOD
period: 14d
substance: 100 mg/l
sludge: 30 mg/l
(MITI 1992)
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| Ready biodegradability : |
Confirmed to be biodegradable (Anon. 1987). |
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| Effects on physiology of mammals : |
Rat: inhalation: deaths: 4000 ppm, 4 hr
Rat: inhalation: survived: 2000 ppm, 4 hr
(Patty 1967).
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| Effects on microorganisms : |
Toxicity threshold (cell multiplication inhibition test):
bacteria (Pseudomonas putida): 800 mg/l
(Bringmann & Kühn 1980).
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| Effects on wastewater treatment : |
Degradation by Aerobacter: 200 mg/l at 30 °C:
parent: 100 % in 22 hr
mutant: 100 % in 7 hr
(Verschueren 1983).
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| LOEC values to algae, mg/l : |
| 0.14 |
0.14 - 0.19, rpd, schr |
| 0.19 |
Microcystis aeruginosa |
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Bringmann & Kuhn 1976 |
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-- |
| 0.53 |
rpd, schr, Scenedesmus quadricauda |
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Bringmann & Kuhn 1980a |
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| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 32 |
96hr, Lepomis macrochirus |
| 24 |
96hr, Menidia beryllina |
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Dawson et al.1977a |
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-- |
| 268 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Geiger et al. 1986 |
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| EC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 268 |
96 hr, mbt, Pimephales promelas, Geiger et al. 1986 |
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| Other information of water organisms : |
Toxicity threshold (cell multiplication inhibition test):
algae (Microcystis aeruginosa): 0.14 - 0.19 mg/l
(Bringmann & Kühn 1976)
green algae (Scenedesmus quadricauda): 0.53 mg/l
protozoa (Entosiphon sulcatum): 9 mg/l
protozoa (Uronema parduczi): 1752 mg/l
(Bringmann & Kühn 1980).
Fish: Semolitus atromaculatus: critical range: 30 - 70 mg/l; 24
hr (McKee & Wolf 1963).
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References |
| 1848 | Anon. 1987a.
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on biodegradability by microorganisms or bioaccumulation in
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Ministry
of International Trade and Industry, MITI.
Japan. |
| 2283 | Anon.1986a.
Evaluation of the OECD laboratory intercomparison
testing on the determination of the partition coefficient
n-octanol-water by reverse phase HPLC.
Report.
Fraunhofer-Institut für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie. |
| 187 | Bringmann, G. & Kühn, R. 1976.
Vergleichende Befunde der
Schadwirkung wassergefährdender Stoffe gegen Bakterien
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Gwf-Wasser-Abwasser 117(9). |
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