General Description
A colorless liquid with a strong ammonia-like odor. Severely irritates skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Moderately soluble in water and less dense than water. Flash point 83°F .
Reactivity Profile
N-ETHYL MORPHOLINE(100-74-3) can react vigorously with oxidizing materials. N-ETHYL MORPHOLINE(100-74-3) dissolves LiAlH4.
Air & Water Reactions
Highly flammable. Moderately soluble in water .
Hazard
Irritant to skin and eyes, absorbed by
skin. Flammable, moderate fire risk. Toxic by skin
absorption.
Health Hazard
Exposure can cause irritation of eyes, nose and throat. Contact with eyes may result in foggy vision and seeing halos around lights.
Potential Exposure
Primary irritant (without allergic reaction). This material is used as a catalyst in polyurethane
foam production. It is a solvent for dyes and resins. It is
used as an intermediate in surfactant, dye, pharmaceutical,
and rubber chemical manufacture
First aid
If this chemical gets into the eyes, remove any
contact lenses at once and irrigate immediately for at least
15 minutes, occasionally lifting upper and lower lids. Seek
medical attention immediately. If this chemical contacts the
skin, remove contaminated clothing and wash immediately with soap and water. Seek medical attention immediately.
If this chemical has been inhaled, remove from exposure,
begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions, including resuscitation mask) if breathing has stopped and CPR if
heart action has stopped. Transfer promptly to a medical
facility. When this chemical has been swallowed, get medical attention. Give large quantities of water and induce
vomiting. Do not make an unconscious person vomit.
Shipping
UN2920 Corrosive liquids, flammable, n.o.s.,
Hazard class: 8; Labels: 8-Corrosive material, 3-Flammable
liquid. UN1993 Flammable liquids, n.o.s., Hazard Class: 3;
Labels: 3-Flammable liquid, Technical Name Required
Incompatibilities
May form explosive mixture with air.
Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides,
permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine,etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away
from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids, and epoxides. Corrodes some metals. Unless inhibited,
violent polymerization can occur from heat, sunlight, and
contact with strong oxidizers permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine,
etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep
away from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids,
oxoacids, and epoxides. Attacks some plastics, rubber and
coatings
Chemical Properties
4-Ethylmorpholine is a colorless liquid with
an ammonia-like odor.
Chemical Properties
colourless liquid
Waste Disposal
Controlled incineration (oxides of nitrogen are removed from the effluent gas by scrubbers and/or thermal devices).
Physical properties
Colorless, flammable liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Experimentally determined detection and
recognition odor threshold concentrations were 400 μg/m3 (85 ppbv) and 1.2 mg/m3 (250 ppbv),
respectively (Hellman and Small, 1974).
Preparation
N-Ethylmorpholine is synthesized by the reaction of morpholine with bromoethane.
Flammability and Explosibility
Flammable
Environmental Fate
Chemical/Physical. Releases toxic nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition (Sax and
Lewis, 1987).
At an influent concentration of 1,000 mg/L, treatment with GAC resulted in an effluent
concentration of 467 mg/L. The adsorbability of the carbon used was 107 mg/g carbon (Guisti et
al., 1974).