CAS number
108-48-5

Molecular formula
C7H9N

SMILES
CC1=NC(=CC=C1)C

Safety labels

Odor impact est.
High

XLogP3-AA
1.7

pKa est.
5.64 (weak acid)

Molecular weight
107.15 g/mol

Vapor pressure est.

• hPa @ 20°C
• hPa @ 25°C

Evaporation rate
Ultra fast

Melting point expt.

• -5.8 °C
• -6 °C

Boiling point

• 144 °C @ 760 mm Hg
• 143.00 to 145.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

Flash point

• 33.88 ˚C est.
• 33 °C

Solubility expt.

• Slightly soluble in ethanol; soluble in ethyl ether and acetone
• Sol in water (% wt/wt): 27.2% @ 45.3 °C; 18.1% @ 48.1 °C; 12.1% @ 57.5 °C; 9.5% @ 74.5 °C; miscible with dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran
• In water, 3.00X10+5 mg/l @ 34 °C
• 300 mg/mL at 34 °C
• Soluble in water; Slightly soluble in fat
• Soluble (in ethanol)

• 2,6-Dimethylpyridine
• 2,6-LUTIDINE
• 108-48-5
• Lutidine
• Pyridine, 2,6-dimethyl-
• 2,6-Dimethypyridine
• alpha,alpha'-Lutidine
• 2,6-dimethyl-pyridine
• alpha,alpha'-Dimethylpyridine
• FEMA No. 3540
• 2,6-Lutidene
• HSDB 79
• NSC 2155
• EINECS 203-587-3
• UNII-15FQ5D0T3P
• MFCD00006345
• 15FQ5D0T3P
• 2,6-Litidine-d6
• DTXSID7051557
• CHEBI:32548
• AI3-24282
• .alpha.,.alpha.'-Dimethylpyridine
• NSC-2155
• 2,6-Lutidine, 8CI
• .alpha.,.alpha.'-Lutidine
• 2,6-LUTIDINE [MI]
• 2,6-LUTIDINE [HSDB]
• DTXCID1030109
• DIMETHYLPYRIDINE, 2,6-
• FEMA 3540
• 2,6-DIMETHYLPYRIDINE [FHFI]
• 2,6-DIMETHYLPYRIDINE-D9
• LUT
• alpha,alpha'-Lutidin
• lutidin
• 2,6-Lutidine (8CI); 2,6-Dimethylpyridine; NSC 2155; a,a'-Dimethylpyridine; a,a'-Lutidine
• a,Alpha'-lutidine
• 2,6Lutidine
• 2,6 lutidine
• 2-6-lutidine
• 2.6-lutidine
• 2,6dimethylpyridine
• alpha,alpha'Lutidine
• 2,6 -lutidine
• 2,6- lutidine
• LUTIDENE
• 2,6-dimethylpiridine
• 2.6-dimethylpyridine
• 2,6-dimethyl pyridin
• 2,6-dimethyl pyridine
• Pyridine, 2,6dimethyl
• a,Alpha'-dimethylpyridine
• alpha,alpha'Dimethylpyridine
• .alpha.,.alpha.'-Lutidin
• 2,6-Lutidine, redistilled
• SCHEMBL9611
• CHEMBL22976
• 2,6-Dimethylpyridine, >=99%
• NSC2155
• 2,6-Dimethylpyridine, redistilled
• 2,6-Lutidine, analytical standard
• Tox21_303862
• BBL013176
• STL163956
• AKOS005716680
• AC-5116
• FL15912
• 2,6-Lutidine, ReagentPlus(R), 98%
• NCGC00357127-01
• BP-30085
• BP-31131
• CAS-108-48-5
• DB-013994
• L0067
• NS00010862
• EN300-19113
• F91703
• 2,6-Lutidine, purified by redistillation, >=99%
• A801883
• AC-907/25014177
• Q209284
• F0001-0171
• Z104472820
• Capping B2 (60 % lutidine in acetonitrile, for AKTA oligopilottrade mark) NC-0807, GL45 thread emp Biotech GmbH

2,6-Dimethylpyridine (also known as 2,6-lutidine, CAS 108-48-5) is a thermally robust organic base whose versatility makes it useful from bench chemistry to large-scale manufacturing: it is widely employed as a proton scavenger and intrinsic catalyst in acylation, alkylation, rearrangement or condensation reactions for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fragrances and surfactants; thanks to its moderate basicity and excellent solubility in organic media, the compound also serves as pH modifier, stabilising additive for epoxy and polyester resins, corrosion inhibitor in oil and gas operations, and as an intermediate in the preparation of N-heterocyclic ligands for transition-metal catalysis; in analytical chemistry, 2,6-dimethylpyridine is used as complexing agent for trace-metal determination and as a selective extractant in hydrometallurgy and rare-earth separation; on a broader scale, it participates in cellulose processing, anionic polymerisation control, redox-flow battery electrolyte formulation, energy-storage materials and electronic components owing to its distinctive coordination behaviour; finally, its moderate volatility allows its use as a specialty solvent for spectroscopy, kinetic and photophysical studies, thereby underpinning a wide array of modern scientific and technological applications.

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