Amines, Aliphatic

The article contains sections titled: 1. Introduction 2. General Chemical Properties 2.1. Salt Formation 2.2. Conversion to Carboxamides 2.3. Conversion to Sulfonamides 2.4. Reaction with Carbonyl Compounds 2.5. Reaction with Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Disulfide 2.6. Reaction with Epoxides 2.7. Alkylation 2.8. Formation of Isocyanates and Ureas 2.9. Reaction with Acrylonitrile 2.10. Formation of Isonitriles 2.11. Oxidation 2.12. Dealkylation 3. General Production Methods 3.1. Production from Alcohols 3.2. Production from Carbonyl Compounds 3.3. Production from Nitriles 3.4. Production from Alkyl Halides 3.5. Production from Nitro Compounds 3.6. Production from Olefins 3.7. Other Processes 4. Lower Alkylamines 4.1. Physical Properties 4.2. Storage and Transportation 4.3. Quality Specifications and Analysis 4.4. Production 4.5. Uses 4.6. Economic Aspects 5. Cycloalkylamines 6. Cyclic Amines 7. Fatty Amines 7.1. Properties 7.2. Production 7.3. Analysis and Quality Control 7.4. Uses 7.5. Economic Aspects 8. Diamines and Polyamines 8.1. Diamines 8.1.1. 1,2‐Diaminoethane (Ethylenediamine) 8.1.2. Diaminopropanes 8.1.3. Higher Diamines 8.2. Oligoamines and Polyamines 8.2.1. Physical Properties 8.2.2. Chemical Properties 8.2.3. Production, Analysis, and Uses 9. Chiral Amines 10. Toxicology and Occupational Health 10.1. General Aspects 10.2. Toxicology of Specific Amines 10.2.1. Alkylamines, Cyclic Amines, and Polyamines 10.2.2. Fatty Amines 11. Acknowledgment