3764. Ethylaniline

Nomenclature

CAS number: 103-69-5
N-Ethylbenzenamine; ethylphenylamine.
C8H11N; mol wt 121.18.
C 79.29%, H 9.15%, N 11.56%.

Description and references

Produced by heating aniline hydrochloride and alcohol at 180°. Toxicology: M. Sziza, L. Podhragyai, Arch. Gewerbepathol. Gewerbehyg. 15, 447 (1957).

Chemical structure

Properties

Very refractive liquid; rapidly becomes brown on exposure to light and air. Aniline-like odor. d2525 0.958. Solidifies below 80°. bp 204.5°. mp -63.5°. nD20 1.5559. Insol in water. Miscible with alc, ether and many other organic solvents. Keep well closed and protected from light. LD50 in rats (g/kg): 0.18 i.p., 0.28 orally, 4.7 s.c. (Sziza, Podhragyai).