Table of Physical Properties – TIPA 99

Commercial grade triisopropanolamine is a tertiary amine. It is used as a cross-linker in special niche water-based coating applications. The cement and concrete industries use TIPA as a grinding aid, and it is used in concrete admixtures. TIPA is used as a neutralizing agent in agricultural products and water borne coatings.

Physical Properties†

Chemical Name CAS Number Structural Formula Physical Form,
25°C		 Grade Explanation Molecular Weight Vapor Pressure,
mm Hg
1,1',1"-Nitrilotri-2-propanol (Triisopropanolamine) 122-20-3 [CH3CH(OH)CH2]3N Solid Commercial 191.27 0.0041


Boiling Point, Freezing Point, Flash Point, Specific Gravity, Pounds per Gallon, Viscosity, cps  Solubility, gm/100gm, 25°C
°C (°F) 760 mm Hg °C (°F) †† °C (°F) 25/4°C 25°C 60°C ACE MEOH ETH H2O
306 (583) 44 (111.2) 160 (320)2 0.9883 8.244 100 450  >500 365 >500

1 60°C
2 Cleveland Open Cup (No. F.P. via Closed Cup methods)
3 70/4°C
4 70°C
† The physical property data shown are to be considered typical properties, not specifications.
†† Alkanolamines may supercool. Exact freezing point is not always predictable.

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