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185884

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N,N-Dimethylacetamide

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

DMAc

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Linear Formula:
CH3CON(CH3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
87.12
Beilstein:
1737614
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
eCl@ss:
39031204
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

3 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

2 mmHg ( 25 °C)
4 mmHg ( 38 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

914 °F

expl. lim.

1.8 %, 100 °F
11.5 %, 160 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.437 (lit.)

pH

4 (20 °C, 200 g/L)

bp

164.5-166 °C (lit.)

mp

−20 °C (lit.)

density

0.937 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CN(C)C(C)=O

InChI

1S/C4H9NO/c1-4(6)5(2)3/h1-3H3

InChI key

FXHOOIRPVKKKFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) is widely used to compose the solvent mixtures for cellulose. Static and dynamic light scattering studies of the cellulose dissolved in varying concentrations of DMAc/LiCl mixtures have been reported.

Application

N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) has been employed as an organic solvent for the liquid-phase exfoliation of pristine graphene from bulk graphite.
It may be used to compose the solvent system along with lithium chloride (LiCl) for the dissolution of commercial rayon grade cellulose. DMAc/LiCl solvent mixtures have been used for the preparation of chitin, cellulose and polyimide fibers and films.
N,N-Dimethylacetamide may be used in the preparation of α-lithio N,N-dimethylacetamide. DMAc along with palladium chloride forms an efficient catalytic system for the oxidation of several internal olefins to carbonyl compounds without undergoing isomerization.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

147.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

64 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 2 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water soluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

185884-VAR:
185884-BULK:
185884-2L:
185884-500ML:4548173929620
185884-2.5L:4548173369280
185884-6X500ML:4548173929637
185884-25ML:


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Isolation and reactions of. alpha.-lithio N, N-dimethylacetamide.
Woodbury RP and Rathke MW
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 42(10), 1688-1690 (1977)
Wacker-Type Oxidation of Internal Olefins Using a PdCl2/N,N-Dimethylacetamide Catalyst System under Copper-Free Reaction Conditions.
Mitsudome T, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 49(7), 1238-1240 (2010)
Transparent conductive electrodes.
YK and Chen J.
Materials for Flexible and Printed Electronics , 1(840), 6-6 (2014)
B Tosh et al.
Carbohydrate research, 327(3), 345-352 (2000-08-17)
Commercial rayon grade cellulose was dissolved in the lithium chloride-N,N-dimethylacetamide (LiCl-DMAc) solvent system and esterified with acetic anhydride using p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (p-TsCl) and pyridine as catalysts. The reaction temperature was varied from 28 to 70 degrees C and the time
Solutions of cellulose in N, N-dimethylacetamide/lithium chloride studied by light scattering methods.
Roder T, et al.
Polymer, 42(16), 6765-6773 (2001)

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