Symmetrical dimethylhydrazine

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Symmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Skeletal formula of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine with all implicit hydrogens shown Dimethylhydrazin.svg
Skeletal formula of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine with all implicit hydrogens shown
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Ball and stick model of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dimethylhydrazine [1]
Other names
  • N,N'-Dimethylhydrazine [2]
  • sym-Dimethylhydrazine [2]
  • Hydrazomethane [2]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
AbbreviationsSDMH [2]
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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KEGG
MeSH 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • MV2625000
UNII
UN number 2382
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Properties [3]
C2H8N2
Molar mass 60.100 g·mol−1
AppearanceColourless liquid
Odor Fishy, ammoniacal
Density 827.4 kg m−3 (at 20 °C)
Melting point −9 °C (16 °F; 264 K)
Boiling point 87 °C; 188 °F; 360 K
Miscible
Thermochemistry
171.04 J K−1 mol−1
Std molar
entropy
(S298)
199.15 J K−1 mol−1
−1987–−1978 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling: [4]
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Danger
H301, H311, H331, H350, H411
P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P281, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P308+P313, P311, P312, P322, P330, P361, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Symmetrical dimethylhydrazine (SDMH), or 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, is the organic compound with the formula (CH3NH)2. It is one of the two isomers of dimethylhydrazine. Both isomers are colorless liquids at room temperature, with properties similar to those of methylamines. Symmetrical dimethylhydrazine is a potent carcinogen that acts as a DNA methylating agent. [5] [6] The compound has no commercial value, in contrast to its isomer unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (1,1-dimethylhydrazine, UDMH), which is used as a rocket fuel. [7] Symmetrical dimethylhydrazine is more toxic than unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine and is therefore an unwanted impurity in UDMH. [8]

It is used to induce colon tumors in experimental animals—particularly mice and feline cell samples. [1] [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine from PubChem
  2. 1 2 3 4 74-79-3 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
  3. Recordof 1,2-Dimethylhydrazin in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 21 March 2008.
  4. "1,2-Dimethylhydrazine". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. Salehi, Alireza; Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad; Kazemi, Sohrab (2022-06-23). "Antioxidant and Anticarcinogenic Potentials of Propolis for Dimethylhydrazine-Induced Colorectal Cancer in Wistar Rats". BioMed Research International. 2022 e8497562. doi: 10.1155/2022/8497562 . ISSN   2314-6133. PMC   9246617 . PMID   35782078.
  6. Valaei, Amirhasan; Azadeh, Fatemeh; Mostafavi Niaki, Seyedeh Talayeh; Salehi, Alireza; Shakib Khoob, Maede; Mirebrahimi, Seyed Hesam odin; Kazemi, Sohrab; Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad (2022-10-10). "Antioxidant and Anticancer Potentials of the Olive and Sesame Mixture against Dimethylhydrazine-Induced Colorectal Cancer in Wistar Rats". BioMed Research International. 2022 e5440773. doi: 10.1155/2022/5440773 . ISSN   2314-6133. PMC   9576397 . PMID   36262974.
  7. Gangadhar Choudhary, Hugh Hansen (August 1998). "Human health perspective of environmental exposure to hydrazines: A review". Chemosphere. 37 (5): 801–843. Bibcode:1998Chmsp..37..801C. doi:10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00088-5. PMID   9717244.
  8. Schmidt, Eckart W. (2022). "Dimethylhydrazines". Encyclopedia of Liquid Fuels. De Gruyter. pp. 1333–1638. doi:10.1515/9783110750287-016. ISBN   978-3-11-075028-7.
  9. Cruse, J. P.; Lewin, M. R.; Ferulano, G. P.; Clark, C. G. (December 1978). "Co-carcinogenic effects of dietary cholesterol in experimental colon cancer". Nature. 276 (5690): 822–5. Bibcode:1978Natur.276..822C. doi:10.1038/276822a0. PMID   723955. S2CID   4303843.
  10. Wijnands, M.V.W. (April 1999). "A comparison of the effects of dietary cellulose and fermentable galacto-oligosaccharide, in a rat model of colorectal carcinogenesis: fermentable fibre confers greater protection than non-fermentable fibre in both high and low fat backgrounds". Carcinogenesis. 20 (4): 651–6. doi:10.1093/carcin/20.4.651. PMID   10223195.