Triethylamine
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2025-10-30
- Expires: 2028-01-30
Used primarily in Cosmetics & Personal Care, Pesticides & Biocides, Plasticizers & Polymer, and Textile Applications applications, Triethylamine is specifically used in catalyst, chemical intermediate, corrosion inhibitor, cosmetics, curing agent, polymer industry, propellant, stabilizer, textile applications, water-proofing agent, and wetting agent.
TEA is produced via the vapor phase alkylation of ammonia with ethanol, reaction of N,Ndiethylacetamide with lithium aluminum hydride, reaction of ethyl chloride and ammonia with pressure and heat, or via the reaction of ammonia, hydrogen, and acetaldehyde in the presence of a hydrogenation
catalyst (HSDB 2016)
Chemical Synonyms (Diethylamino)ethane; (diethylamino)ethane; Ethanamine, N,N-diethyl- (9CI); N,N-Diethylethanamine; TAMINCO N.V., TEA; TRIETHYLAMINE; Triethylamin; Triethylamine; Triethylamine (7CI, 8CI); ethanamine, N,N-diethyl- (ECHA 2023a). Triethylamine, BioUltra, ≥ 99.5% (GC); Triethylamine, SAJ first grade, ≥ 98.0%; Triethylamine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard (PubChem 2023a).
Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Pesticides & Biocides, Plasticizers & Polymer, Textile Applications