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Preferred IUPAC name
1-Aminopropan-2-ol | |
Other names
1-Amino-2-propanol
Isopropanolamine MIPA; Threamine | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.057 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C3H9NO | |
Molar mass | 75.111 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | liquid |
Odor | ammonia-like |
Density | 0.973 g/mL (18 °C) [1] |
Melting point | 1.74 °C (35.13 °F; 274.89 K) |
Boiling point | 159.46 °C (319.03 °F; 432.61 K) |
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Solubility | soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone, benzene, CCl4 |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.4479 |
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Flash point | 77 °C (171 °F; 350 K) |
374 °C (705 °F; 647 K) | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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4.26 g/kg (rat, oral) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1-Aminopropan-2-ol is the organic compound with the formula CH3CH(OH)CH2NH2. It is an amino alcohol. The term isopropanolamine may also refer more generally to the additional homologs diisopropanolamine (DIPA) and triisopropanolamine (TIPA).
1-Aminopropan-2-ol is chiral. It can be prepared by the addition of aqueous ammonia to propylene oxide.[2]