What is "diethylaniline"

n. (context organic compound English) The tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃CH₂)₂, that has many industrial uses.

Diethylaniline is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CHN. It is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, and also as a reaction catalyst. In organic synthesis, the complex diethylaniline· borane (DEANB) is used as a reducing agent.

Diethylaniline may be genotoxic because it has been found to increase the rate of sister chromatid exchange.