C2H7N
45.08 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Dimethylamine
CAS124-40-3EC204-697-4
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
Production of solvents and agrochemicals
Dimethylamine is a colorless, flammable gas with a fishy or ammonia-like odor, shipped as a liquid under pressure. It is corrosive, dissolves readily in water to form flammable solutions, and is primarily used as an intermediate in the production of solvents and agrochemicals.
Production of solventsProduction of agrochemicalsUse as a chemical intermediate
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Danger
H220Extremely flammable gas
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H224Extremely flammable liquid and vapour
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H280Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H401Toxic to aquatic life
H402Harmful to aquatic life
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
N-methylmethanamine
InChIKey
ROSDSFDQCJNGOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CNC
Synonyms (38)
- 2 Molar dimethylamine in THF
- DACARBAZINE IMPURITY D
- Dimethylamin
- Dimethylamine (40% aq.)
- Dimethylamine (anhydrous)
- Dimethylamine (~2.0 M in THF)
- Dimethylamine anhydrous (dot)
- Dimethylamine aq
- Methanamine, N-methyl-
- N,N-Dimethylamine
- N,N-dimethylamin
- N-Methylmethanamine
- N-methyl-1-methanamine
- NH(Me)2
- dimethlamine
- dimethlyamine
- dimethyamine
- dimethylamine
- dimethylammonia
- dimethylarnine
- dimetylamine
- dirnethylamine
- methane, methylamino-