Special amines are called fatty amines: A fatty amine is a long and straight-chain aliphatic amine derived from the respective fatty acid, with a carbon chain containing 8-24 C atoms. They are usually produced as mixtures of natural fatty acids (via the corresponding nitriles by reduction).
Fatty amine
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Fatty amines serve as corrosion inhibitors, fabric softeners, anti-caking agents and emulsifiers. Fatty amines are the source of fatty amine oxides which play an important role as non-ionic surfactants especially in cosmetic formulations (amine oxides).
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The names of fatty amine mixtures are usually derived from the fat used in their production: coconut amine (coconut fatty amine), palmitamine (palm fatty amine), rapeseed oil amine, tallow amine (tallow fatty amine), soya amine