N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (CHEBI:32850)

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ChEBI Name	N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:32850

ChEBI ASCII Name	N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine

Definition	An ethylenediamine derivative in which each nitrogen carries two methyl substituents. It is widely employed both as a ligand for metal ions and as a catalyst in organic polymerisation.

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Formula

C6H16N2

Net Charge

Average Mass

116.20472

Monoisotopic Mass

116.13135

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H16N2/c1-7(2)5-6-8(3)4/h5-6H2,1-4H3

InChIKey

KWYHDKDOAIKMQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CN(C)CCN(C)C

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	chelator A ligand with two or more separate binding sites that can bind to a single metallic central atom, forming a chelate. catalyst A substance that increases the rate of a reaction without modifying the overall standard Gibbs energy change in the reaction. Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid). (via organic amino compound )

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (CHEBI:32850) has role catalyst (CHEBI:35223) N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (CHEBI:32850) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161) N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (CHEBI:32850) is a ethylenediamine derivative (CHEBI:31577)

IUPAC Name

N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine

Synonyms	Sources
N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,2-ethanediamine	NIST Chemistry WebBook
N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine	ChemIDplus
TEMED	ChEBI
tetramethyldiaminoethane	ChemIDplus
TMEDA	ChemIDplus
tmen	IUPAC

Manual Xref	Database
Tetramethylethylenediamine	Wikipedia
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Last Modified

27 August 2013