2,4,6-Trimethylaniline

2,4,6-Trimethylaniline
Skeletal formula
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,4,6-Trimethylaniline
Other names
Aminomesitylene; 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzenamine; Mesitylamine; Mesidine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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KEGG
UNII
  • CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C)N)C
Properties
C9H13N
Molar mass 135.21 g/mol
Density 0.963 g/mL
Melting point −4.9 °C (23.2 °F; 268.2 K)
Boiling point 233 °C (451 °F; 506 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,4,6-Trimethylaniline is an organic compound with formula (CH3)3C6H2NH2. It is an aromatic amine that is of commercial interest as a precursor to dyes. It is prepared by selective nitration of mesitylene, avoiding oxidation of the methyl groups, followed by reduction of the resulting nitro group to the aniline.[1]

  1. ^ Gerald Booth (2007). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN 9783527303854.