o-toluidine
Sign in to saveAlso known as o-aminotoluene, 2-aminotoluene, 1-methyl-2-aminobenzene, o-methylaniline, 2-methylaniline, ortho-toluidine, o-tolylamine, 1-Amino-2-methylbenzene
'''o-Toluidine (ortho-toluidine''') is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3C6H4NH2. It is the most important of the three isomeric toluidines. It is a colorless liquid although commercial samples are often yellowish. It is a precursor to the herbicides metolachlor and acetochlor.
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- MCN code
- 2921.43.11
- chemical formula
- C₇H₉N
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC=CC=C1N
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0622
- density
- 1.01
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 219
- melting point
- -16.35
- boiling point
- 200.34
- vapor pressure
- 0.3
- flash point
- 185
- solubility
- 2
- ionization energy
- 7.44
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 22
- ceiling exposure limit
- 0
- found in taxon
- Camellia sinensis
- Commons category
- 2-Methylaniline
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'''o-Toluidine (ortho-toluidine') is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3C6H4NH2. It is the most important of the three isomeric toluidines. It is a colorless liquid although commercial samples are often yellowish. It is a precursor to the herbicides metolachlor and acetochlor.
==Synthesis and reactions== o-Toluidine is produced industrially by nitration of toluene to give a mixture of nitrotoluenes, favoring the ortho isomer. This mixture is separated by distillation. 2-Nitrotoluene is hydrogenated to give o-toluidine.
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