2,6-diaminotoluene
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Surname | 2,6-diaminotoluene | ||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 7 H 10 N 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brief description |
gray solid with a faint odor |
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Molar mass | 122.17 g mol −1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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density |
0.95 g cm −3 |
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Melting point |
104-105 ° C |
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solubility |
soluble in water (60 g l −1 at 15 ° C) |
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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 .