2,6-Xylidine

2,6-Xylidine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2,6-Dimethylaniline
	Other names 2,6-Dimethylbenzene-1-amine; 2,6-Dimethylbenzenamine; 2,6-Dimethylphenylamine;
Identifiers
CAS Number	87-62-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:28738 ;
ChemSpider	6630 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.599
KEGG	C11004 ;
PubChem CID	6896;
UNII	4FT62OX08D ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8026307 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H11N/c1-6-4-3-5-7(2)8(6)9/h3-5H,9H2,1-2H3 Key: UFFBMTHBGFGIHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H11N/c1-6-4-3-5-7(2)8(6)9/h3-5H,9H2,1-2H3 Key: UFFBMTHBGFGIHF-UHFFFAOYAI;
	SMILES Nc1c(cccc1C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H11N
Molar mass	121.183 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.9842 g/mL
Melting point	11.45 °C (52.61 °F; 284.60 K)
Boiling point	215 °C (419 °F; 488 K)
Refractive index (nD)	1.5601
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

2,6-Xylidine is an organic compound with the formula C₆H₃(CH₃)₂NH₂. It is one of several isomeric xylidines. It is a colorless viscous liquid. Commercially significant derivatives are the anesthetics lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, and etidocaine.