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| Preferred IUPAC name
Butan-2-amine | |||
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3D model (JSmol) |
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| Abbreviations | 2-AB s-BuNH2 sBuNH2 sBuNH2 | ||
| 1361345, 1718761 (R), 1718760 (S) | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.034.288 | ||
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| UN number | 2733 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C4H11N | |||
| Molar mass | 73.139 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
| Odor | Fishy, ammoniacal | ||
| Density | 0.724 g cm−3 | ||
| Melting point | −104.50 °C; −156.10 °F; 168.65 K | ||
| Boiling point | 63 °C; 145 °F; 336 K | ||
| Miscible | |||
Refractive index (nD) |
1.3928 | ||
| Viscosity | 500 μPa s (at 20 °C) | ||
| Thermochemistry | |||
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−138.5 to −136.5 kJ mol−1 | ||
Std enthalpy of combustion (ΔcH⦵298) |
−3.0095 to −3.0077 MJ mol−1 | ||
| Hazards | |||
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| Danger | |||
| H225, H302, H314, H332, H400 | |||
| P210, P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310 | |||
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| Flash point | 19 °C (66 °F; 292 K) | ||
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
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| Related compounds | |||
Related alkanamines |
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Related compounds |
2-Methyl-2-nitrosopropane | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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sec-Butylamine is an organic chemical compound (specifically, an amine) with the formula CH3CH2CH(NH2)CH3. It is a colorless liquid. sec-Butylamine is one of the four isomeric amines of butane, the others being n-butylamine, tert-butylamine, and isobutylamine. sec-Butylamine is chiral, this simplest chiral amine, in fact. The compounds has been resolved into individual enantiomers by formation of the diastereomeric tartrate salts.
sec-Butylamine is used in the production of some pesticides.

The LD50 (rat) for primary alkylamines is on the order of 100 – 1,000 mg/kg.