Isopentylamine has an unpleasant ammoniacal odor. May be synthesized from isoamyl chloride and sodamide in liquid ammonia;
by reduction of isoamyl nitrile.
Isopentylamine has an unpleasant, ammoniacal odor
Isoamylamine is a colorless, flammable liquid; it is also miscible with
water, alcohol, chloroform, and ether. It has a strong ammonia odor.
Reported found in rye ergot and in many botanical sources (Rosaceae, Saxifragaceae, Umbelliferae,
Caprifoliaceae); also commonly found among the degradation products of proteins. Reported found in apple, banana, grapes, kale,
rutabaga, tomato, wheat bread, cheeses, caviar, cooked beef and pork, hop oil, sherry, beer, red and white wine, cocoa, coffee, rhubarb and truffle.
Isoamylamine is
used in organic syntheses.
From isoamyl chloride and sodamide in liquid ammonia; by reduction of isoamyl nitrile.
ChEBI: A primary aliphatic amine that is butan-1-amine carrying a methyl substituent at position 3.
Isopentylamine is an aliphatic amine that is reported to occur in wine and eggs.
Flammability and Explosibility
Highly flammable
