6-ethyl-2-toluidine

Structural formula
General
Surname	6-ethyl-2-toluidine
other names	6-ethyl-2-toluidine 2-methyl-6-ethylaniline 6-ethyl- o -toluidine 2-ethyl-6-methylaniline
Molecular formula	C 9 H 13 N
Brief description	colorless to yellowish liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 24549-06-2 EC number 246-309-6 ECHA InfoCard 100,042,084 PubChem 32485 ChemSpider 30109 Wikidata Q27256202
properties
Molar mass	135.21 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.969 g cm −3
Melting point	−24 ° C
boiling point	231 ° C
Vapor pressure	0.1 hPa (25 ° C)
solubility	sparingly soluble in water (2.66 g l −1 at 20 ° C)
Refractive index	1.552 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302-312-332-412 P: 280-273
Toxicological data	885 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral ) 1290 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rabbit / mouse ,  transdermal )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

6-Ethyl-2-toluidine is a chemical compound belonging to the aminobenzenes group .

Occurrence

6-Ethyl-2-toluidine is a metabolite of the herbicides metolachlor , diuron and monuron .

Extraction and presentation

6-Ethyl-2-toluidine can be obtained by reacting o-toluidine with ethene .

properties

6-Ethyl-2-toluidine is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless to yellowish liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.

use

6-Ethyl-2-toluidine is used to make racemic esters of N - (2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl) alanine (NEMPA) and other chemical compounds.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Entry on 6-Ethyl-2-toluidine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on March 6, 2018(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Data sheet 2-Ethyl-6-methylaniline, ≥98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 6, 2018 ( PDF ).
3. ^ F. Asinger: Mono-Olefins Chemistry and Technology . Elsevier, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4831-6096-2 , pp. 1138 ( limited preview in Google Book search).