N-Butyldiethanolamine (N-n-butyldiethanolamine) is a tertiary amine. It acts as an N-substituted diethanolamine ligand. It reacts with chromium(II) and lanthanide(III)/rare earth salts (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y) in the presence of coligands to afford three series of isostructural 1:1 3d(Cr(III))/4f(Ln(III)) coordination cluster compounds.
Mddly toxic via
ingestion. A skin and severe eye irritant.
Combustible when exposed to heat or
flame. To fight fire, use alcohol foam, foam,
CO2, dry chemical. Incompatible with
oxidizing materials. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.
See also AMINES.
