FROM DU PONT
(AVAILABLE IN DEVELOPMENT QUANTITIES
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Appearance Colorless, mobile liquid Odor Penetrating, amine-like Molecular Weight 71.12 Freezing Point (Tech. Grade) -63°C. Boiling Point 86-87°C. Specific Gravity, 20/4 0.8618 Index of Refraction, N20/D 1.4430 Flash Point (Tag Closed Cup) 3°C. Solubility Miscible with water and most organic solvents In water forms base with dissociation 3 constant of 1.3 χ 10 .
This cyclic secondary amine is now being pro duced synthetically and is potentially available in commercial quantities. A wide variety of un usual compounds can be formed by reactions involving addition, condensation, acylation, and alkylation. Outstanding chemical properties in clude the following:
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Highly reactive, versatile chemical interme diate which may afford a practical way to make profitable products. For example: •
W i t h carbon disulfide, y i e l d s rubber accelerators
similar lo
t h o s e obtained f r o m p i p e r i d i n e . •
W i t h a l k y l halides, g i v e s N - a l k y l p y r r o l i d i n e s w h i c h c a n b e converted to q u a t e r n a r y bases of p o s s i b l e use a s steril izers a n d surfactants.
Moderately strong organic base* Solubilizer for acidic materials.
•
U s e f u l for introducing t h e p y r r o l i d y l r i n g r a active
physiologically
nucleus f o u n d in m a n y n a t u r a l products such
as
alkaloids.
Functions as a catalyst and reaction medium
for certain organic reactions.
A REQUEST
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W i t h ethylene o x i d e , g i v e s a n alkanolamine,
N-hydroxy-
e t h y l pyrrolidine.
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