Diglycidyl aniline is an
aromatic
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organic
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chemical in the glycidyl compound family. It is used to reduce the
viscosity
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of
epoxy resin
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systems. It has the
empirical formula
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C
12H
15NO
2 and the
IUPAC
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name is N,N-bis(oxiran-2-ylmethyl)aniline. The
CAS number is 2095-06-9. It is
REACH registered in Europe with the EC number 218-259-5. A key use is in the viscosity reduction of epoxy resin systems functioning as a
reactive diluent
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.
Alternative names
* Diglycidylaniline
* N,N-Diglycidylaniline
* N,N-bis(oxiran-2-ylmethyl)aniline
* Oxiranemethanamine, N-(oxiranylmethyl)-N-phenyl-
* Bis(epoxypropyl)phenylamine
* Bis(2,3-epoxypropyl)aniline
* Bis(oxiranylmethyl)benzenamine
* Benzenamine, bis(oxiranylmethyl)-
Manufacture and synthesis
Many glycidyl ethers are manufactured by addition of
epichlorohydrin
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to a species with the aid of a
Lewis acid
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as
catalyst
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to form a
halohydrin
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. This process is followed by washing with
sodium hydroxide
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Sodium hydroxide is a highly corrosive base (chemistry), ...
in a
dehydrochlorination
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Dehydrohalogenation from alkyl halide ...
reaction. This diglycidyl compound being basic and nitrogen based, does not need this type of catalyst. One of the quality control tests would involve measuring the
Epoxy value
Epoxy value derives from the Epoxy equivalent weight (EEW) or Weight Per Epoxide (WPE) and is a measure of the epoxy content of an epoxy resin or epoxy reactive diluent, or glycidyl ether. This is an important parameter as it allows determination ...
by determination of the epoxy equivalent weight in addition to
viscosity
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.
Uses
The use of the diluent in epoxy systems affects the mechanical properties and microstructure of epoxy resins. The kinetics of cure of this Diglycidyl amine with epoxy resin networks have been studied. It has also been used to synthesize other materials including ion-exchange resins.
Toxicity
The toxicity profile has been studied and published.
References
Further reading
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* {{Cite book, last=Flick, first=Ernest W., url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/915134542, title=Epoxy resins, curing agents, compounds, and modifiers : an industrial guide, date=1993, isbn=978-0-8155-1708-5, location=Park Ridge, NJ, oclc=915134542
External websites
Technical Data SheetHuntsman commercial productDiglycidyl ether based on aniline Parchem.com
Reactive diluents