What is "benzylamine"

n. (context organic compound English) The aromatic primary amine C₆H₅-CH₂-NH₂ or its derivatives

Benzylamine is an organic chemical compound with the condensed structural formula CHCHNH (sometimes abbreviated as PhCHNH or BnNH). It consists of a benzyl group, CHCH attached to an amine functional group, NH. This colorless liquid is a common precursor in organic synthesis and used in the industrial production of many pharmaceuticals. The hydrochloride salt was used to treat motion sickness on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission in which NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.