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Also known as Me2NH, HNMe2, N,N-dimethylamine, DMA, dimethylamine anhydrous, N-methylmethanamine, dimethylazane, methylmethanamine

Dimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2NH. This secondary amine is a colorless, flammable gas with an ammonia-like odor. Dimethylamine is commonly encountered commercially as a solution in water at concentrations up to around 40%. An estimated 271,000 tons were produced in 2005.

Chemical data

Formula
C2H7N
Molecular weight
45.08 g/mol
IUPAC name
N-methylmethanamine
SMILES
CNC
InChIKey
ROSDSFDQCJNGOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.2
Polar surface area
12 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
45.058
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Commons category
Dimethylamine
electric dipole moment
1.01
canonical SMILES
CNC
pKa
10.64
chemical formula
C₂H₇N
flash point
20
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0219
density
0.67
immediately dangerous to life or health
925
melting point
-92.2
boiling point
6.88
vapor pressure
1.7
solubility
24
lower flammable limit
2.8
upper flammable limit
14.4
ionization energy
8.23
time-weighted average exposure limit
18
MCN code
2921.11.21
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Dimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2NH. This secondary amine is a colorless, flammable gas with an ammonia-like odor. Dimethylamine is commonly encountered commercially as a solution in water at concentrations up to around 40%. An estimated 271,000 tons were produced in 2005.

==Structure and synthesis== The molecule consists of a nitrogen atom with two methyl substituents and one hydrogen. Dimethylamine is a weak base and the pKa of the ammonium CH3--CH3 is 10.73, a value above methylamine (10.64) and trimethylamine (9.79).

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