Triethylamine

(R, R' = alkyl, aryl): Like other tertiary amines, it catalyzes the formation of urethane foams and epoxy resins.

It is also a catalyst and acid neutralizer for condensation reactions and is useful as an intermediate for manufacturing medicines, pesticides and other chemicals.

[citation needed] Triethylamine is the active ingredient in FlyNap, a product for anesthetizing fruit flies.

[16] The Soviet Scud missile used TG-02, a mixture of 50% xylidine and 50% triethylamine as a starting fluid to ignite its rocket engine.

[17][better source needed] Hawthorn flowers have a heavy, complicated scent, the distinctive part of which is triethylamine, which is also one of the first chemicals produced by a dead human body when it begins to decay.

Due to the scent, it is considered unlucky in British culture to bring hawthorn into a house.

Skeletal formula of triethylamine
Skeletal formula of triethylamine
Ball and stick model of triethylamine
Ball and stick model of triethylamine
Spacefill model of triethylamine
Spacefill model of triethylamine
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas 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