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Diethylcyanamide

99%

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Linear Formula:
(C2H5)2NCN
CAS Number:
617-83-4
Molecular Weight:
98.15
EC Number:
210-532-7
MDL number:
MFCD00001769
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24852806
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.423 (lit.)

bp

186-188 °C (lit.)

density

0.846 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

amine

SMILES string

CCN(CC)C#N

InChI

1S/C5H10N2/c1-3-7(4-2)5-6/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

ZZTSQZQUWBFTAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CTSB(1508) , CTSK(1513) , CTSL1(1514)

General description

Diethylcyanamide reacts with hexane solution of lithium diethylamide to yield lithium 1,1,3,3-tetraethylguanidinate.

Application

Diethylcyanamide was used in the preparation of N,N′−substituted-5,5′−diamino-3,3′-bi-1,2,4-oxadiazoles.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

156.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

69 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Scott D Bunge et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 48(16), 8037-8043 (2009-07-25)
Diethylcyanamide is added to a hexanes solution of lithium diethylamide [LiN(CH(2)CH(3))(2)] resulting in the formation of lithium 1,1,3,3-tetraethylguanidinate, [Li(mu-TEG)](6) (1). Upon successful isolation of 1, the metathesis reaction of MX(2) (MX(2) = MnBr(2), FeBr(2), CoBr(2), and ZnCl(2)) with [Li(mu-TEG)](6) and
N, N′-disubstituted-5, 5′-diamino-3, 3′-bi-1,2,4-oxadiazoles.
Witteveen AJ, et al.
Rec. Trav. Chim., 89(2), 121-128 (1970)

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