4,4-Diaminodicyclohexylmethane
4,4-Diaminodicyclohexylmethane is the name for organic compounds with the formula CH2(C6H10NH2)2. It is classified as a diamine. In the epoxy industry it is often referred to as PACM, short for para-diaminodicyclohexylmethane. It is used as a curing agent for epoxy resins[1] and to produce diisocyanates, which are precursors to polyurethane. The mixture is a colorless solid, but typical samples are yellowish and oily. The compound is produced as a mixture of three isomers by the hydrogenation of methylenedianiline.[2] These isomers are, in decreasing order of their yield from the hydrogenation, trans-trans, cis-trans, and a small amount of cis-cis.[3]
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4,4'-methylenebiscyclohexanamine, methylene bis(4,4'-cyclohexylamine), bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.015.608 |
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C13H26N2 | |
Molar mass | 210.365 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless solid |
Melting point | 60–65 °C (140–149 °F; 333–338 K) |
Boiling point | 330–331 °C (626–628 °F; 603–604 K) |
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GHS Signal word | Danger |
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H302, H314, H317 |
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P284, P301+312, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P314, P320, P321, P330, P333+313, P363, P391, P403+233 | |
Flash point | 153.5 °C (308.3 °F; 426.6 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Safety
It is an alkaline skin irritant. At 300 – 1000 mg/kg (oral, rats), the LD50 is low. It does not exhibit mutagenic properties.
References
- "Products & Applications: VESTAMIN® IPD, VESTAMIN® TMD, VESTAMIN® PACM" (PDF). Evonik. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- Karsten Eller; Erhard Henkes; Roland Rossbacher; Hartmut Höke (2005). "Amines, Aliphatic". Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_001.
- Barkdoll, A. E.; Gray, H. W.; Kirk, W., Jr. (1951). "Alicyclic diamines: the geometric isomers of bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73: 741–6. doi:10.1021/ja01146a071.