Ethylamine vs. Diethylamine — What's the Difference?

Ethylamine also known as Ethanamine is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH2NH2. This colourless gas has a strong ammonia-like odor.

Diethylamine is an organic compound with the formula (CH3CH2)2NH. It is a secondary amine. It is a flammable, weakly alkaline liquid that is miscible with most solvents.

A colorless volatile liquid, C2H7N, with a strong ammoniacal odor, used in petroleum refining and detergents and in organic synthesis. Also called ethanamine.

(organic compound) The secondary amine (CH₃CH₂)₂NH

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile liquid amine, CH₃-CH₂-NH₂ having many industrial applications.

A colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, NH(C2H5)2, having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf. Methylamine.

A colorless, mobile, inflammable liquid, C2H5.NH2, very volatile and with an ammoniacal odor. It is a strong base, and is a derivative of ammonia. Called also ethyl carbamine, and amido ethane.