Methylamines, anhydrous monomethylamine

Synonyms/Trade Names Aminomethane, Methylamine (anhydrous), Methylamine (aqueous). Monomethylamine... 

SYNONYMS aminomethane, anhydrous methylamine, aqueous methylamine, carbi-namine, methanamine, monomethylamine. 

The methylamines (monomethylamine, di-methylamine, and trimethylamine) are colorless, flammable and toxic gases at normal room temperatures and atmospheric pressure in their anhydrous form. They have a distinct and disagreeable fishy odor in concentrations up to 100 ppm. In higher concentrations they have an odor like ammonia, which they resemble and from which they are derived. They are easily liquefied and are shipped in their anhydrous form as liquefied compressed gases. They are highly soluble in water and in alcohol, ether, and various other organic solvents. 

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