Dimethylamine
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| Dimethylamine | |
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| Chemical name | Dimethylamine |
| Chemical formula | C2H7N |
| Molecular mass | 45.085 g/mol |
| Melting point | - 92.2 °C |
| Boiling point | 7 °C |
| Density | 1.5 (Air = 1) gas; 0.67 (water = 1) liquid |
| CAS number | 124-40-3 |
| SMILES | CNC |
| CH3-NH-CH3 | |
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Dimethylamine or N-methylmethanamine or DMA is an organic compound and an amine. It is a colorless, liquefied and flammable gas with an ammonia and fish- like odor. Dimethylamine is generally used as a solution in water at concentrations up to around 40%.
Chemistry
Dimethylamine is a secondary amine. The molecule consists of a amine atom with two methyl substituents and one proton. Dimethylamine is a base and the pKa of the ammonium salt CH3-NH2+-CH3 is 10.73, a value intermediate between methylamine (10.64) and trimethylamine (9.79). Dimethylamine reacts with acids to form salts. Dimethylamine hydrochloride is an odorless white solid with a melting point of 171.5 °C. Dimethylamine is produced by catalytic reaction of methanol and ammonia at elevated temperatures and high pressure.Biochemistry
The German cockroach utilizes dimethylamine as a pheromone for communication.Uses
Dimethylamine is used as dehairing agent in tanning, in dyes, in rubber accelerators, in soaps and cleaning compounds and as an agricultural fungicide. In industry dimethylamine is converted to dimethylformamide and the surfactant lauryl dimethylamine oxide. It is raw material in the production of many pharmaceuticals such as diphenhydramine and also that of the chemical weapon tabun.External links
- MSDS http://www.airliquide.com [link]
- MSDS http://physchem.ox.ac.uk [link]
- production at http://www.methylamines.com [link]
- http://www.pherobase.com [link]
- For a full list of external links to MSDSs, spectroscopic data, commercial chemicals suppliers etc. for this compound, see [Chemical sources].
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