Benzylamine is a valuable intermediate for various applications and a building block for chemical synthesis used in pharmaceuticals and crop protection agents. It finds application in the coating industry. It is involved as a carrier electrolyte for separation of alkali, alkaline earth and ammonium cations in water samples by capillary electrophoresis with indirect UV detection. It is also used in synthesis of cross-linked porous copolymer supports based on N-(p-vinylbenzoyl)-2-methylalanine, styrene and divinylbenzene. In the textile industry, it is used in colored dyes. It is often used for medicinal purposes in topical creams and antifungal solutions as well as in vitamins.
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Applications
Benzylamine is a valuable intermediate for various applications and a building block for chemical synthesis used in pharmaceuticals and crop protection agents. It finds application in the coating industry. It is involved as a carrier electrolyte for separation of alkali, alkaline earth and ammonium cations in water samples by capillary electrophoresis with indirect UV detection. It is also used in synthesis of cross-linked porous copolymer supports based on N-(p-vinylbenzoyl)-2-methylalanine, styrene and divinylbenzene. In the textile industry, it is used in colored dyes. It is often used for medicinal purposes in topical creams and antifungal solutions as well as in vitamins.
Solubility
Miscible with water, ethanol, diethyl ether, acetone, benzene and chloroform.
Notes
Air sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong acids.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Zhang, Y.; Pei, L.; Zheng, Z.; Yuan, Y.; Xie, T.; Yang, J.; Chen, S.; Wang, J.; Waclawik, E. R.; Zhu, H. Heterojunctions between amorphous and crystalline niobium oxide with enhanced photoactivity for selective aerobic oxidation of benzylamine to imine under visible light. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3 (35), 18045-18052.
- Conway, W.; Beyad, Y.; Richner, G.; Puxty, G.; Feron, P. Rapid CO2 absorption into aqueous benzylamine (BZA) solutions and its formulations with monoethanolamine (MEA), and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) as components for post combustion capture processes. Biochem. Eng. J. 2015, 264, 954-961.