Functional Roles
Industries Served
Physical Properties
physical_description
Liquid
GHS / SDS Safety
Danger
Irritant
Health Hazard
Corrosive
- H302+H312 (12.8%): Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal]
- H317 (14%): May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]
- H302 (98.3%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H314 (93%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H312: Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]
- H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H318: Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H318 (47.5%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H332 (13.3%): Harmful if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, inhalation]
- H371: May cause damage to organs [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure]
- H312 (78.9%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]
- H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H412 (65.6%): Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard]
Chemical Identity
| CAS Number | 2579-20-6 |
| IUPAC Name | [3-(aminomethyl)cyclohexyl]methanamine |
| InChI Key | QLBRROYTTDFLDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| PubChem CID | 17406 |
Synonyms & Trade Names
Full Description
1,3-Bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane (BAC) is a cycloaliphatic diamine with molecular formula C8H18N2 that functions as a crosslinking and curing agent in polymer systems. This specialty additive is utilized in coatings & construction applications as well as plastics & polymers manufacturing where controlled crosslinking chemistry is required. BAC provides reactive primary amine functionality for epoxy curing, polyurethane synthesis, and other polymer crosslinking reactions.