2,4-Xylidine
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
2,4-dimethylbenzene-1-amine | |
| Other names
2,4-dimethylaniline, 2,4-dimethylphenylamine, 2,4-dimethylbenzenamine | |
| Identifiers | |
95-68-1  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:27840  |
| ChemSpider | 6980 |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.219 |
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| Properties | |
| C8H11N | |
| Appearance | colourless liquid |
| Density | 0.9763 |
| Melting point | −15.9 °C (3.4 °F; 257.2 K) |
| Boiling point | 218.0 °C (424.4 °F; 491.1 K) |
| low | |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | 100 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
| verify (what is ?) | |
| Infobox references | |
2,4-Xylidine is an organic compound with formula (CH3)2C6H3NH2. It is an aromatic amine, i.e. an aniline. It is prepared by nitration of m-xylene followed by hydrogenation. Commercially significant derivatives include the veterinary drug cymiazole and the colorant Pigment Yellow 81.[1]
It is an isomer of 2,6-xylidine and 3,4-xylidine.
References
- ↑ M. Meyer "Xylidines" in Ullmann's Encylclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. doi:10.1002/14356007.a28_455
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