''sec''-Butylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an

amine In chemistry, amines (, ) are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair. Amines are formally derivatives of ammonia (), wherein one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a substituent su ...

) with the formula CH₃CH₂CH(NH₂)CH₃. It is a colorless liquid. ''sec''-Butylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of

butane Butane () or ''n''-butane is an alkane with the formula C4H10. Butane is a gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Butane is a highly flammable, colorless, easily liquefied gas that quickly vaporizes at room temperature. The name bu ...

, the others being ''n''-butylamine, ''tert''-butylamine, and isobutylamine. ''sec''-Butylamine is

chiral Chirality is a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science. The word ''chirality'' is derived from the Greek (''kheir''), "hand", a familiar chiral object. An object or a system is ''chiral'' if it is distinguishable from i ...

and therefore can exist in either of two

enantiomer In chemistry, an enantiomer ( /ɪˈnænti.əmər, ɛ-, -oʊ-/ ''ih-NAN-tee-ə-mər''; from Ancient Greek ἐνάντιος ''(enántios)'' 'opposite', and μέρος ''(méros)'' 'part') – also called optical isomer, antipode, or optical ant ...

ic forms. ''sec''-Butylamine is used in the production of some pesticides. : 192 px, left, Bromacil, a commercial United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Bromacil". 1996, pp. 1–11. Accessed 9 October 2012">herbicide, is produced from ''sec''-butylamine.United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Bromacil". 1996, pp. 1–11. Accessed 9 October 2012

Safety

The

LD50 In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose of a toxin, radiation, or pathogen. The value of LD50 for a substance is the ...

(rat) for primary alkylamines is 100 – 1 mg/kg.

References

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