Triethylenetetramine (TETA) is an organic compound with chemical formula of C6H18N4. It is a colorless to yellowish viscous liquid, miscible with water, slightly soluble in ether, soluble in ethanol and acid, and mainly used as complexing agent, dehydrating agent for alkaline gas, dye intermediate, solvent for epoxy resin, etc.
Appearance: | Colorless to slightly yellow viscous liquid |
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Melting Point | 12 °C(lit.) |
Boiling Point | 266-267 °C(lit.) |
Storage Conditions | Store below +30°C. |
Solubility | alcohol: soluble |
Color | Yellowish liquid or oil |
Form | Slightly viscous yellow liquid; commercially available form is 95–98% pure, and impurities include linear, branched, and cyclic isomers. |
Stability | Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids. |
Odor | |
Soluble | SOLUBLE |
Density | 0.982 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
Mainly used as complexing reagents, dehydrating agents for alkaline gases, dye intermediates, solvents for epoxy resins, etc.In addition to the solvent, mainly used for the preparation of epoxy resin curing agent, rubber additives, emulsifiers, surfactants, lubricating oil additives, fuel oil detergent dispersant, gas purification agent, cyanide-free plating diffusing agent, brightener, detergents, softeners, metal chelating agents and synthetic polyamide resins and ion exchange resins.
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