2,6-dinitrotoluene

Structural formula
General
Surname	2,6-dinitrotoluene
other names	2,6-dinitromethylbenzene; 2,6-DNT;
Molecular formula	C 7 H 6 N 2 O 4
Brief description	yellow, crystalline powder
External identifiers / databases
EC number	210-106-0
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.188
PubChem	11813
Wikidata	Q2286646
properties
Molar mass	182.14 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.2833 g cm −3 (at 111 ° C)
Melting point	66 ° C
boiling point	thermal decomposition:> 250 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water (145 mg l −1 at 20 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 301-311-331-341-350-361f-373-412
	P: 201-261-273-280-301 + 310-311
MAK	canceled because it is carcinogenic; Switzerland: 0.007 ml m −3 or 0.05 mg m −3 ;
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

2,6-Dinitrotoluene is a toluene which is twice nitro- substituted in the ortho position .

properties

2,6-Dinitrotoluene forms yellow crystals. 2,6-Dinitrotoluene is almost insoluble in water. It reacts with bases, strong reducing agents and with some metals. 2,6-Dinitrotoluene is oxidized with sodium dichromate in sulfuric acid to 2,6-Dinitrobenzoic acid.

use

2,6- Dinitrotoluene is used to produce topramezone .

safety instructions

2,6-Dinitrotoluene is considered to be carcinogenic, is possibly teratogenic and mutagenic. It has great carcinogenic potential. It can be absorbed through skin absorption and leads to changes in the blood pigment in humans, which can lead to kidney and liver damage.

Chemically related explosives

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Entry on 2,6-dinitrotoluene in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on February 1, 2016(JavaScript required) .
↑ Entry on 2,6-dinitrotoluene in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on February 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
↑ Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva): Limit values - current MAK and BAT values (search for 606-20-2 or 2,6-dinitrotoluene ), accessed on November 2, 2015.
^ Streitwieser / Heathcock: Organische Chemie , 1st edition, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1980, ISBN 3-527-25810-8 , p. 1042.

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Entry on 2,6-dinitrotoluene in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on February 1, 2016(JavaScript required) .

[CLP_100.009.188-2] Entry on 2,6-dinitrotoluene in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on February 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .

[3] Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva): Limit values - current MAK and BAT values (search for 606-20-2 or 2,6-dinitrotoluene ), accessed on November 2, 2015.

[Streitwieser-4] Streitwieser / Heathcock: Organische Chemie , 1st edition, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1980, ISBN 3-527-25810-8 , p. 1042.