Aziridine

Aziridine is an organic compound consisting of the three-membered heterocycle C2H5N. It is a colorless, toxic, volatile liquid that is of significant practical interest. Aziridine was discovered in 1888 by the chemist Siegmund Gabriel. Its derivatives, also referred to as aziridines, are of broader interest in medicinal chemistry.

Aziridine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Aziridine
Systematic IUPAC name
Azacyclopropane
Other names
Azirane
Ethylene imine
Aminoethylene
Dimethyleneimine
Dimethylenimine
Ethylimine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
102380
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.268
EC Number
  • 205-793-9
616
KEGG
RTECS number
  • KX5075000
UNII
UN number 1185
  • InChI=1S/C2H5N/c1-2-3-1/h3H,1-2H2 Y
    Key: NOWKCMXCCJGMRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C2H5N/c1-2-3-1/h3H,1-2H2
    Key: NOWKCMXCCJGMRR-UHFFFAOYAE
  • C1CN1
Properties
C2H5N
Molar mass 43.069 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless oily liquid
Odor ammonia-like
Density 0.8321 g/mL 20 °C
Melting point −77.9 °C (−108.2 °F; 195.2 K)
Boiling point 56 °C (133 °F; 329 K)
miscible
Vapor pressure 160 mmHg (20°C)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
highly flammable and toxic
GHS labelling:
Danger
H225, H300, H310, H314, H330, H340, H350, H411
P201, P202, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P281, P284, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P310, P320, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P370+P378, P391, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
4
3
3
Flash point −11 °C (12 °F; 262 K)
322 °C (612 °F; 595 K)
Explosive limits 3.6–46%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
250 ppm (rat, 1 hr)
250 ppm (guinea pig, 1 hr)
62 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
223 ppm (mouse, 2 hr)
56 ppm (rat, 2 hr)
2236 ppm (mouse, 10 min)
25 ppm (guinea pig, 8 hr)
56 ppm (rabbit, 2 hr)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
OSHA-Regulated Carcinogen
REL (Recommended)
Ca
IDLH (Immediate danger)
Ca [100 ppm]
Related compounds
Related heterocycles
Borirane
Ethylene oxide
Thiirane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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