Chemistry:1,2-Dimethylhydrazine

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1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
Skeletal formula of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine with all implicit hydrogens shown
Ball and stick model of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dimethylhydrazine[2]
Other names
  • N,N'-Dimethylhydrazine[1]
  • sym-Dimethylhydrazine[1]
  • Hydrazomethane[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations SDMH[1]
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
MeSH 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
RTECS number
  • MV2625000
UNII
UN number 2382
Properties[3]
C2H8N2
Molar mass 60.100 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Odor Ichtyal, ammoniacal
Density 827.4 kg m−3 (at 20 °C)
Melting point −9 °C (16 °F; 264 K)
Boiling point 87 °C; 188 °F; 360 K
Miscible
Thermochemistry
171.04 J K−1 mol−1
199.15 J K−1 mol−1
−1987–−1978 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H301, H311, H331, H350, H411
P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P281, P301+310, P302+352, P304+340, P308+313, P311, P312, P322, P330, P361, P363, P391, P403+233, P405
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,2-Dimethylhydrazine, or symmetrical dimethylhydrazine, is the organic compound with the formula (CH3NH)2. It is one of the two isomers of dimethylhydrazine. Both isomers are colorless liquids at room temperature, with properties similar to those of methylamines. 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine is a potent carcinogen that acts as a DNA methylating agent. The compound has no commercial value, in contrast to its isomer, which is used as a rocket fuel.[5]

It is used to induce colon tumors in experimental animals - particularly mice and feline cell samples.[2][6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 74-79-3 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
  2. 2.0 2.1 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine from PubChem
  3. Record of 1,2-Dimethylhydrazin in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 21 March 2008.
  4. "1,2-Dimethylhydrazine" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1322#section=Safety-and-Hazards. 
  5. Gangadhar Choudhary, Hugh Hansen (1998). "Human health perspective of environmental exposure to hydrazines: A review". Chemosphere 37 (5): 801–843. doi:10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00088-5. PMID 9717244. Bibcode1998Chmsp..37..801C. 
  6. Cruse, J. P.; Lewin, M. R.; Ferulano, G. P.; Clark, C. G. (1978). "Co-carcinogenic effects of dietary cholesterol in experimental colon cancer". Nature 276 (5690): 822–5. doi:10.1038/276822a0. PMID 723955. Bibcode1978Natur.276..822C. 
  7. Wijnands, M.V.W. (1999). "A comparison of the effects of dietary cellulose and fermentable galacto-oligosaccharide, in a rat model of colorectal carcinogenesis: fermentable fibre confers greater protection than non-fermentable fibre in both high and low fat backgrounds". Carcinogenesis 20 (4): 651–6. doi:10.1093/carcin/20.4.651. PMID 10223195.