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2,3-Xylidine

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2,3-Xylidine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,3-Dimethylaniline
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 201-755-0
RTECS number
  • ZE8750000
UNII
UN number 1711
  • InChI=1S/C8H11N/c1-6-4-3-5-8(9)7(6)2/h3-5H,9H2,1-2H3
    Key: VVAKEQGKZNKUSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Cc1cccc(c1C)N
Properties
C8H11N
Molar mass 121.183 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Melting point 3.5 °C (38.3 °F; 276.6 K)
Boiling point 222 °C (432 °F; 495 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H301, H311, H331, H373, H411
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P311, P312, P314, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Flash point 97 °C (207 °F; 370 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

2,3-Xylidine is the organic compound with the formula C6H3(CH3)2NH2. it is one of several isomeric xylidines. It is a colorless viscous liquid. The compound is used in the production of the drug mefenamic acid and the herbicide xylachlor.[1]

References

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