Catalog Number
ACMA00016849
Description
Benzylamine is a colorless to light yellow liquid with a strong odor of ammonia. Floats and mixes with water. (USCG, 1999);Liquid;Liquid;COLOURLESS-TO-YELLOW LIQUID.
IUPAC Name
phenylmethanamine
Molecular Weight
107.15g/mol
Molecular Formula
C7H9N;C6H5CH2NH2;C7H9N
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CN
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H9N/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6,8H2
InChI Key
WGQKYBSKWIADBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
364.1 °F at 760 mm Hg (USCG, 1999);185.0 °C;185 °C;185 °C
Melting Point
-51 °F (USCG, 1999);10°C;10 °C
Flash Point
168 °F (USCG, 1999);65 °C (149 °F) - closed cup;60 °C
Density
0.98 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);0.983 at 19 °C/4 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 0.98
Solubility
9.33 M;Miscible in ethanol and diethyl ether. Very soluble in acetone. Soluble in benzene. Slightly soluble in chloroform.;In water, 1.00X10+6 mg/L at 20 °C (miscible);1000 mg/mL at 20 °C;Solubility in water: miscible
Color/Form
Colorless liquid;Light amber liquid
Corrosivity
Strongly alkaline ... skin irritant
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Exact Mass
107.073499g/mol
Heat of Vaporization
49 kJ/mol
Log P
1.09 (LogP);log Kow = 1.09;1.09;1.09
MeSH Entry Terms
benzylamine;benzylamine hydrobromide;benzylamine hydrochloride;benzylamine monosulfate
Monoisotopic Mass
107.073499g/mol
Odor
Ammonia-like odor;Weak amine-like odor
Other Experimental
Density: 0.9813 g/cu cm at 20 °C;Density = 0.9272 at 86.6 °C/4 °C;VP: approx 60 Pa at 20 °C, approx 130 Pa at 30 °C, approx 520 Pa at 50 °C;BP = 90 °C at 12 mm Hg;Strongly alkaline reaction;Henry's Law constant = 6.12X10-7 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 3.35X10-11 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C (est)
Refractive Index
Index of refraction: 1.5401;MAX ABSORPTION: 255 NM (LOG E= 2.1); 262 NM (LOG E= 2.2); 270 NM (LOG E= 2.0); INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5401 @ 20 °C/D; SADTLER REFERENCE NUMBER: 866 (IR, PRISM); 170 (IR, GRATING)
Vapor Pressure
0.65 mmHg;0.662 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure, Pa at 25 °C: 87
Viscosity
1.78 mPa-s at 21.2 °C, 0.295 mPa-s at 178.2 °C