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

ChEBI IDCHEBI:32850
ChEBI NameN,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine
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ASCII NameN,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine
DefinitionAn 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.
Last Modified27 August 2013
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC6H16N2
Net Charge0
Average Mass116.208
Monoisotopic Mass116.13135
SMILESCN(C)CCN(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C6H16N2/c1-7(2)5-6-8(3)4/h5-6H2,1-4H3
InChIKeyKWYHDKDOAIKMQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
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 (Brønsted acid).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
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  Source
N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamineChemIDplus
N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,2-ethanediamineNIST Chemistry WebBook
tmenIUPAC
TMEDAChemIDplus
tetramethyldiaminoethaneChemIDplus
TEMEDChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
TetramethylethylenediamineWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:2707Gmelin
Reaxys:1732991Reaxys
CAS:110-18-9ChemIDplus
CAS:110-18-9NIST Chemistry WebBook
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