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2,2′-Bipyridyl

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anhydrous grade, 99%, ReagentPlus®, Redi-Dri™, free-flowing, powder or crystals

Synonym(s):

2,2′-Bipyridine, 2,2′-Dipyridine, 2,2′-Dipyridyl

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H8N2
CAS Number:
366-18-7
Molecular Weight:
156.18
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329768657
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
206-674-4
MDL number:
MFCD00006212
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
113089
Assay:
99%
Form:
powder or crystals (anhydrous)
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Product Name

2,2′-Bipyridyl, anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri™, ReagentPlus®, 99%

grade

anhydrous

Quality Segment

100

product line

ReagentPlus®, Redi-Dri™

assay

99%

form

powder or crystals (anhydrous)

quality

free-flowing

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bp

273 °C (lit.)

mp

70-73 °C (lit.)

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Aligned

SMILES string

c1ccc(nc1)-c2ccccn2

InChI

1S/C10H8N2/c1-3-7-11-9(5-1)10-6-2-4-8-12-10/h1-8H

InChI key

ROFVEXUMMXZLPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

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2,2′-Bipyridyl, is a symmetrical bipyridine commonly used as a neutral ligand for complexation with metal ions. The molecule is planar with trans-conformation and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system.

Application

2,2′-Bipyridyl may be used for the preparation of aldehydes from primary alcohols via aerobic oxidation using CuI/TEMPO (TEMPO = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxyl) catalyst system.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Metalloprotease inhibitor, high-affinity chelator of iron; may inhibit Fe2+ containing enzymes at 10−8 M.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

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GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

267.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

131 °C - closed cup

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