2,6-diaminotoluene

Structural formula
General
Surname	2,6-diaminotoluene
other names	2-methyl- m- phenylenediamine; 2,6-tolylenediamine; 2-methyl-1,3-phenylenediamine; vic - m -toluenediamine; 2,6-TDA;
Molecular formula	C 7 H 10 N 2
Brief description	gray solid with a faint odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	212-513-9
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.376
PubChem	13205
ChemSpider	12650
Wikidata	Q1987204
properties
Molar mass	122.17 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	0.95 g cm −3
Melting point	104-105 ° C
solubility	soluble in water (60 g l −1 at 15 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 302 + 312-317-341-411
	P: 273-280
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

2,6-Diaminotoluene is a chemical compound from the aminobenzenes group .

Extraction and presentation

2,6-Diaminotoluene can be obtained by catalytic reduction of dinitrotoluene and then by isolating the 2,6-isomer from the isomer mixture.

properties

2,6-Diaminotoluene is a flammable gray flaky solid with a faint odor that is soluble in water. It decomposes when heated. Its aqueous solution has an alkaline reaction.

use

2,6-Diaminotoluene is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of tolylene diisocyanate , dyes and other chemical products.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on 2-methyl-m-phenylenediamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 10, 2017(JavaScript required) .
^ Carl L. Yaws: Thermophysical Properties of Chemicals and Hydrocarbons . William Andrew, 2014, ISBN 978-0-323-29060-9 , pp. 166 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Entry on 2-methyl-m-phenylenediamine in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on August 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
↑ ^a ^b Entry on 2,6-diaminotoluene in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed September 6, 2015.
↑ ML Cunningham, LT Burka, HB Matthews: Metabolism, disposition, and mutagenicity of 2,6-diaminotoluene, a mutagenic noncarcinogen. In: Drug Metabolism and Disposition 1989; 17: pp. 612-617, PMID 2575496 .

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on 2-methyl-m-phenylenediamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 10, 2017(JavaScript required) .

[Carl_L._Yaws-2] Carl L. Yaws: Thermophysical Properties of Chemicals and Hydrocarbons . William Andrew, 2014, ISBN 978-0-323-29060-9 , pp. 166 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[CLP_100.011.376-3] Entry on 2-methyl-m-phenylenediamine in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on August 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .

[HSDB-4] Entry on 2,6-diaminotoluene in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed September 6, 2015.

[PMID2575496-5] ML Cunningham, LT Burka, HB Matthews: Metabolism, disposition, and mutagenicity of 2,6-diaminotoluene, a mutagenic noncarcinogen. In: Drug Metabolism and Disposition 1989; 17: pp. 612-617, PMID 2575496 .