2,6-Dimethylaniline, 99%
2,6-Dimethylaniline, 99%
2,6-Dimethylaniline, 99%
2,6-Dimethylaniline, 99%
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2,6-Dimethylaniline, 99%

CAS: 87-62-7 | C8H11N | 121.18 g/mol
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS87-62-7
IUPAC Name2,6-dimethylaniline
Molecular FormulaC8H11N
InChI KeyUFFBMTHBGFGIHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCC1=CC=CC(C)=C1N
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SpecificationsSpecification SheetSpecification Sheet
Appearance (Color)Clear colorless to white to yellow to red to red-brown
FormLiquid
Assay (GC)≥98.5%
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Refractive Index1.5590-1.5620 @ 20°C
2,6-Dimethylaniline is used in pharmaceuticals, as dye intermediates and in organic synthesis. It is also used in the production of antioxidants, agricultural, pharmaceutical, rubber chemicals and other target organic molecules.

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Applications
2,6-Dimethylaniline is used in pharmaceuticals, as dye intermediates and in organic synthesis. It is also used in the production of antioxidants, agricultural, pharmaceutical, rubber chemicals and other target organic molecules.

Solubility
Slightly miscible with water. Miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether.

Notes
It is sensitive to air and light. Incompatible withacids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, oxidizing agents, chloroformates and halogens.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Hindered aromatic amines do not form imines by direct reaction with benzophenones. An indirect route involves formation of the imine with an aldehyde, introduction of the second aryl group by 1,2-addition of the aryllithium and dehydrogenation of the resulting secondary amine with DDQ: J. Org. Chem., 54, 2464 (1989).
  2. Huang, W. C.; Lin, Y. C. ; Tzeng, W. B. Mass-analyzed threshold ionization spectroscopy of 2,6-dimethylaniline, 2,6-dimethylaniline-NHD, and 2,6-dimethylaniline-ND2. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2012, 551, 50-53.
  3. Ting, W-P.; Huang, Y-H.; Lu, M-C. Oxidation of 2,6-dimethylaniline by the Fenton, electro-Fenton and photoelectro-Fenton processes. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A 2011, 46 (10), 1085-1091.
  4. Gockel, S. N.; Hull, K. L. Chloroform as a Carbon Monoxide Precursor: In or Ex Situ Generation of CO for Pd-Catalyzed Aminocarbonylations. Org. Lett. 2015, 17 (13), 3236-3239.
  5. Yao, Q.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, X.; Lin, L.; Feng, X. N,N'-Dioxide/Gadolinium(III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Nitroalkanes to α, β-Unsaturated Pyrazolamides. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80 (11), 5704-5712.