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IUPAC name Dimethyldiazene | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.211.415 |
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Properties | |
C2H6N2 | |
Molar mass | 58.084 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colourless to pale yellow gas [1] |
Melting point | −78 °C (trans) [2] −66 °C (cis) [2] |
Boiling point | 1.5 °C (trans) [2] 95 °C (cis) [2] |
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GHS labelling: [3] | |
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Danger | |
H220 | |
P203, P210, P222, P280, P377, P381, P403, P410+P403 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Azomethane is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3-N=N-CH3. It exhibits cis-trans isomerism. It can be produced by the reaction of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine dihydrochloride with copper(II) chloride in sodium acetate solution. The reaction produces the azomethane complex of copper(I) chloride, which can produce free azomethane by thermal decomposition. [4] It is the source of methyl radical in laboratory. [5]
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