Chemistry:2,4-Xylidine

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2,4-Xylidine
2,4-Xylidin.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,4-Dimethylaniline
Other names
2,4-Dimethylphenylamine
2,4-Dimethylbenzenamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
636243
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 202-440-0
KEGG
RTECS number
  • ZE8925000
UNII
UN number 1711
Properties
C8H11N
Appearance colourless liquid
Density 0.9763
Melting point −15.9 °C (3.4 °F; 257.2 K)
Boiling point 218.0 °C (424.4 °F; 491.1 K)
low
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS06: ToxicGHS07: HarmfulGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Warning
H301, H311, H319, H330, H331, H373, H411
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P284, P301+310, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P311, P312, P314, P320, P321, P322, P330, P337+313, P361, P363, P391, P403+233
Flash point 100
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,4-Xylidine is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(CH3)2NH2. It is one of several isomeric xylidines. It is a colorless viscous liquid. Commercially significant derivatives include the veterinary drug cymiazole and the colorant Pigment Yellow 81.[1]

It is prepared by nitration of m-xylene followed by hydrogenation.

References

  1. Meyer, M. (2012). "Xylidines". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a28_455. ISBN 978-3527306732.