n-Butylamine

This colourless liquid is one of the four isomeric amines of butane, the others being sec-butylamine, tert-butylamine, and isobutylamine.

Its vapours are heavier than air and it produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion.

[3] It is produced by the reaction of ammonia and alcohols over alumina: n-Butylamine is a weak base.

It forms complexes with metal ions, examples being cis- and trans-[PtI2(NH2Bu)2].

It is also a precursor for the manufacture of N,N′-dibutylthiourea, a rubber vulcanization accelerator, and n-butylbenzenesulfonamide, a plasticizer of nylon.

Skeletal formula of n-butylamine
Skeletal formula of n -butylamine
Ball-and-stick model of the n-butylamine molecule
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroform Flammability 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasoline Instability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no code
Butylamine is a precursor to the fungicide benomyl .