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Fatty and long-chain amines

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Amine value

Amine value, also called amine number, measures amine basicity as the milligrams of KOH equivalent to the acid needed to neutralize the amines in 1 g of sample.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Cocamidopropyl betaine, abbreviated CAPB, is a zwitterionic amphoteric surfactant derived from coconut oil fatty acids, used mainly in shampoos and cosmetics as a foam booster and mildness agent.

Dodecylamine

Dodecylamine, also called 1-dodecanamine or laurylamine, is a waxy long-chain primary amine with formula C12H27N, produced from lauronitrile and used chiefly as a cationic collector in froth flotation of quartz and potash.

Lauryldimethylamine

Lauryldimethylamine (N,N-dimethyldodecylamine) is a tertiary fatty amine with a twelve-carbon chain and formula C14H31N, used as an intermediate for amine oxides, quats, and betaine surfactants.

Octadecylamine

Octadecylamine, also called stearylamine or 1-octadecanamine, is a white, waxy 18-carbon primary aliphatic amine (C₁₈H₃₉N) used as a film-forming corrosion inhibitor for steam systems and as a building block for cationic surfactants.

Octylamine

Octylamine (octan-1-amine), formula C8H19N, is a straight-chain primary fatty amine, a yellow, ammonia-smelling, water-insoluble liquid used mainly as a building block for surfactants, other chemicals, and nanocrystal ligands.

Oleylamine

Oleylamine, the cis isomer of 9-octadecenylamine, is an unsaturated C18 long-chain primary amine that stays liquid at room temperature and is widely used in nanocrystal synthesis as ligand, solvent, and reducing agent.

Polyethoxylated tallow amine

Polyethoxylated tallow amine, also called POEA, is a mixture of non-ionic surfactants derived from tallow that has been the principal co-formulant in glyphosate herbicides such as Roundup for over 40 years.

Primary fatty amines

Primary fatty amines are organic compounds with a long fatty alkyl chain attached to ammonia, derived from natural fats and oils and produced at over 1 million tons per year.

Primene-type branched fatty amines

Primene-type branched fatty amines are long-chain primary amines whose nitrogen sits on a tertiary carbon of a branched chain, marketed by Dow as Primene 81-R and JM-T for fuel and lubricant uses.

Quaternary fatty ammonium salts and esterquats

Quaternary fatty ammonium salts and esterquats are quaternary ammonium compounds with long fatty alkyl chains, used mainly as fabric softeners, hair conditioners, and antistatic agents.

Secondary fatty amines

Secondary fatty amines are organic compounds in which one or two long-chain fatty alkyl groups, typically C8 to C22, are bonded to a nitrogen atom that retains one hydrogen.

Tertiary fatty amines

Tertiary fatty amines are long-chain organic bases with linear C8–C24 alkyl chains, made industrially from natural fats or petrochemicals and used chiefly as intermediates for surfactants.