m-Xylylenediamine

m-Xylylenediamine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,1′-(1,3-Phenylene)di(methanamine)
Other names
m-Xylene-α,α'-diamine
1,3-Benzenedimethanamine
MXDA
m-Phenylenebis(methylamine)
1,3-Bis(aminomethyl)benzene
1,3-Phenylenedimethanamine
1,3-Xylylenediamine
m-Xylylenediamine
1,3-Xylenediamine
m-Xylenediamine
1,3-Bis(aminomethyl)benzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.014.575
EC Number
  • 216-032-5
RTECS number
  • PF8970000
UNII
UN number 2735
  • InChI=1S/C8H12N2/c9-5-7-2-1-3-8(4-7)6-10/h1-4H,5-6,9-10H2
  • C1=CC(=CC(=C1)CN)CN
Properties
C8H12N2
Molar mass 136.198 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Odor Amine
Density 1.032 g/cm3 (20°C)
Melting point 14 °C; 58 °F; 288 K
Boiling point 247 °C; 477 °F; 520 K
Miscible (20°C)
Vapor pressure 0.03 mmHg (25°C)
Hazards
Flash point 117 °C; 243 °F; 390 K
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
700 ppm/1 hour (rat, inhalation)
930 mg/kg (rat, oral)
2 g/kg (rabbit, skin)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
REL (Recommended)
C 0.1 mg/m3 [skin]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

m-Xylylenediamine is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CH2NH2)2. A colorless oily liquid, it is produced by hydrogenation of isophthalonitrile.