2,4,6-Trimethylaniline

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2,4,6-Trimethylaniline
Names
IUPAC name
2,4,6-Trimethylaniline
Other names
Aminomesitylene; 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzenamine; Mesitylamine; Mesidine
Identifiers
88-05-1 YesY
ChemSpider 6647 YesY
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KEGG C19540 YesY
PubChem 6913
  • CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C)N)C
Properties
C9H13N
Molar mass 135.21 g/mol
Density 0.963 g/mL
Boiling point 233 °C (451 °F; 506 K)
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

2,4,6-Trimethylaniline is a 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 mononitration of mesitylene, avoiding oxidation of the methyl groups. The resulting nitro compound is reduced to the aniline.[1]

Coordination chemistry

Trimethylaniline is a building block to a variety of bulky ligands. Condensation with glyoxal gives the 1,2-diimine ligands. An example is glyoxal-bis(mesitylimine), a yellow solid that is synthesized by condensation of 2,4,6-trimethylaniline and glyoxal. The diimine is a useful precursor to popular NHC ligands including IMes.[2] N-heterocyclic carbenes, as found in 2nd generation Grubbs' catalyst, are also prepared from this compound.[3]

File:Chemical structure of a 1,2-diimine.png
A substituted 1,2-diimine ligand and an idealized metal complex.

Condensation with 1,3-diketones gives NacNac ligands.

References

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  1. Gerald Booth "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic" in "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry" 2007; Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411
  2. Elon A. Ison, Ana Ison "Synthesis of Well-Defined Copper N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes and Their Use as Catalysts for a “Click Reaction”: A Multistep Experiment That Emphasizes the Role of Catalysis in Green Chemistry" J. Chem. Educ., 2012, volume 89, pp 1575–1577. doi:10.1021/ed300243s
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