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3,4-xylidine
Sign in to saveAlso known as 3,4-dimethylbenzeneamine, 3,4-dimethylbenzene-1-amine, 4-amino-o-xylene, 4-amino-1,2-dimethylbenzene, 3,4-xylylamine, 3,4-dimethylphenylamine, 3,4-dimethylbenzenamine, 3,4-dimethylaminobenzene
3,4-Xylidine is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(CH3)2NH2. It is one of several isomeric xylidines. It is a colorless solid. It is a precursor for the production of riboflavin (vitamin B2).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H11N
- Molecular weight
- 121.18 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3,4-dimethylaniline
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C=C(C=C1)N)C
- InChIKey
- DOLQYFPDPKPQSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.5
- Polar surface area
- 26 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- xylidine
- Mass
- 121.089
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₁N
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C=C(C=C1)N)C
- melting point
- 50.0
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3,4-Xylidine is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(CH3)2NH2. It is one of several isomeric xylidines. It is a colorless solid. It is a precursor for the production of riboflavin (vitamin B2).
The compound is prepared by two routes: hydrogenation of (2-chloromethyl)-4-nitrotoluene and reaction of the bromoxylene with ammonia.
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