N-Methylmethanimine

N-Methylmethanimine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C2H5N/c1-3-2/h1H2,2H3
    Key: NYVSDPNXBIEFPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CN=C
Properties
C2H5N
Molar mass 43.069 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
 dimethylamine
Methanimine
Ethanimine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

N-Methylmethanimine or N‐methyl methylenimine is a reactive molecular substance containing a methyl group attached to an imine. It can be written as CH3N=CH2. On a timescale of minutes it self reacts to form the trimer trimethyl 1,3,5-triazinane. N-Methylmethanimine is formed naturally in the Earth's atmosphere, by oxidation of dimethylamine and trimethylamine, both of which are produced by animals, or burning.[1]

  1. ^ Bunkan, Arne Joakim C.; Reijrink, Nina G.; Mikoviny, Tomáš; Müller, Markus; Nielsen, Claus J.; Zhu, Liang; Wisthaler, Armin (11 May 2022). "Atmospheric Chemistry of N -Methylmethanimine (CH 3 N═CH 2 ): A Theoretical and Experimental Study". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 126 (20): 3247–3264. Bibcode:2022JPCA..126.3247B. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.2c01925. PMC 9150125. PMID 35544412.