Hydrocarbon Derivative: Amines
Hydrocarbon Derivative: Amines
Amines are a type of hydrocarbon derivative, and they are used in many ways in society. Several companies use amines in products such as drugs and medicines. Also, in nature, amino acids help the body make proteins, and amines are found in many vitamins. For example, DOW Chemicals “plays an important role in commonly used products found around the world” by using amines in the manufacturing of energy drinks, detergents, insulin, etc. This is a very large industry, because it produces necessities for everyday activities. Amines are commonly found in addictive products like caffeine, benzene, any many other common substances. Not only is the industry large, it is very profitable. DOW Chemicals saw a 63% increase in profits 2011 and performance products, such as amines, “also recorded strong sales increases since 2010”. Amines are very important and successful in society, but there is more to learn than how they are used. Amines are an organic derivative of ammonia, and like ammonia, amines have a nitrogen atom with a pair of electrons. You can identify an amine by its functional group. In every amine, there is an amino (NH2) attached to a hydrocarbon chain. You can recognize the amino in an amine’s structural formula: R-NH2, where “R” is the hydrocarbon chain and “NH2” is the amino (containing one nitrogen molecule and two hydrogen molecules). There are two ways to name an amine. The common name and the IUPAC name are used. When using the common name, you just name the group attached to the nitrogen atom and then add the word amine at the end. However, when giving the IUPAC name, you look for the parent chain (longest chain), take off the “e”, and add “amine”. And if there are any branches, you would put them at the beginning of the name. A way to identify amines in substances is to look for its common properties. Amines are generally gases at room temperature, less dense than water (soluble in water), and can be produced by
Amines are a type of hydrocarbon derivative, and they are used in many ways in society. Several companies use amines in products such as drugs and medicines. Also, in nature, amino acids help the body make proteins, and amines are found in many vitamins. For example, DOW Chemicals “plays an important role in commonly used products found around the world” by using amines in the manufacturing of energy drinks, detergents, insulin, etc. This is a very large industry, because it produces necessities for everyday activities. Amines are commonly found in addictive products like caffeine, benzene, any many other common substances. Not only is the industry large, it is very profitable. DOW Chemicals saw a 63% increase in profits 2011 and performance products, such as amines, “also recorded strong sales increases since 2010”. Amines are very important and successful in society, but there is more to learn than how they are used. Amines are an organic derivative of ammonia, and like ammonia, amines have a nitrogen atom with a pair of electrons. You can identify an amine by its functional group. In every amine, there is an amino (NH2) attached to a hydrocarbon chain. You can recognize the amino in an amine’s structural formula: R-NH2, where “R” is the hydrocarbon chain and “NH2” is the amino (containing one nitrogen molecule and two hydrogen molecules). There are two ways to name an amine. The common name and the IUPAC name are used. When using the common name, you just name the group attached to the nitrogen atom and then add the word amine at the end. However, when giving the IUPAC name, you look for the parent chain (longest chain), take off the “e”, and add “amine”. And if there are any branches, you would put them at the beginning of the name. A way to identify amines in substances is to look for its common properties. Amines are generally gases at room temperature, less dense than water (soluble in water), and can be produced by
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