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27690

2,4,6-Trimethylpyridine

99% (GC), liquid, puriss. p.a.

Synonym(s):

2,4,6-Collidine, sym-Collidine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H11N
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
121.18
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
203-613-3
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
107283
Assay:
99% (GC)
Form:
liquid
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Product Name

2,4,6-Trimethylpyridine, puriss. p.a., 99% (GC)

grade

puriss. p.a.

Quality Segment

assay

99% (GC)

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.1% water

evapn. residue

≤0.1%

refractive index

n20/D 1.498

bp

171-172 °C (lit.)

mp

−43 °C (lit.)

density

0.917 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg, Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg, K: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cc1cc(C)nc(C)c1

InChI

1S/C8H11N/c1-6-4-7(2)9-8(3)5-6/h4-5H,1-3H3

InChI key

BWZVCCNYKMEVEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2,4,6-Trimethylpyridine is a heterocyclic aromatic compound that is commonly used in dehydrohalogenation reactions. It is also used as a reaction solvent or chemical additive in organic reactions due to its basic properties.

Application

2,4,6-Trimethylpyridine can be used as a reagent:      
  • In solid-phase peptide synthesis.     
  • To synthesize trichloro(2,4,6-trimethylpyridine) Au(III) complex by reacting with HAuCl4.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

131.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

55 °C - closed cup

ppe

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