Dimethylammonium chloride

Structural formula
General
Surname	Dimethylammonium chloride
other names	Dimethylamine hydrochloride Dimethylamine hydrochloride
Molecular formula	C 2 H 8 ClN
Brief description	odorless crystalline white solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 506-59-2 EC number 208-046-5 ECHA InfoCard 100.007.315 PubChem 10473 ChemSpider 10041 Wikidata Q27268559
properties
Molar mass	81.55 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	0.5 g cm −3 (bulk density)
Melting point	160 ° C
solubility	3000 g / l, very easily soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302 P: 262
Toxicological data	1070 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Dimethylammonium chloride is a chemical compound from the group of chlorides . It is the hydrochloride of dimethylamine .

Extraction and presentation

Dimethylammonium chloride can be obtained by reacting dimethylamine with hydrogen chloride .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {C_{2}H_{7}N+HCl\longrightarrow C_{2}H_{8}ClN} }$

properties

Dimethylammonium chloride is a flammable and hardly inflammable as well as odorless crystalline white solid, which is very easily soluble in water.

use

For the production of dimethylamine on a laboratory scale. To do this, dimethylammonium chloride is reacted with a strong base such as sodium hydroxide .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Entry for CAS no. 506-59-2 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 16, 2019(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ Data sheet dimethylammonium chloride (PDF) from Merck , accessed on December 16, 2019.
3. ↑ American Chemical Society: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Volume 79, Page 1091 . 1957.