Allylamine

Description

Allylamine is a primary unsaturated alkylamine and in this review refers to monoallylamine. Allylamine can also be used generically to describe the secondary (diallyl-) and tertiary (triallyl-) amine derivatives of monoallylamine, as well as other more complex alkylamines. Allylamine is a colorless, flammable liquid and is volatile and reactive with oxidizing materials. Allylamine has a strong ammonia odor, is acutely toxic by all routes of exposure, and produces cardiotoxicity in a manner that has been well characterized by in vivo and in vitro methods. In addition to its use as an industrial chemical, allylamine is utilized as a model compound for basic research investigations into mechanisms of cardiovascular disease based on the nature of the cardiac and vascular lesions observed following allylamine exposure.

The Uses of Allylamine

Allylamine ismanufactured fromallyl chloride andammonia. It is used as a solvent and in organic syntheses, including the synthesis of rubber, mercurial diuretics, sedatives, and antiseptics (238). It is also used in the synthesis of ion-exchange resins.