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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C2H8N2.H2O
Molecular Weight 78.1136
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

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Structure of ETHYLENEDIAMINE MONOHYDRATE

SMILES

O.NCCN

InChI

InChIKey=XZUAPPXGIFNDRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C2H8N2.H2O/c3-1-2-4;/h1-4H2;1H2

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Description

Ethylenediamine is a strongly basic amine useful as a building block in chemical synthesis. It is used as a solvent to dissolve proteins such as albumins, casein and in medicine to stabilize aminophylline when used in injections. Ethylenediamine is used in manufacture of chelating agents (EDTA), epoxy curing agents, dimethylolethylene-urea resins, emulsifying agents, textile lubricants, antifreeze inhibitor. It is also involved in the manufacture of many industrial chemicals and forms derivatives with carboxylic acids, nitriles, alcohols, alkylating agents, carbon disulfide, aldehydes and ketones. It is a basic building block to prepare heterocyclic compound such as imidazolidines.

Approval Year

PubMed