N N-DI-N-HEXYLANILINE 97 Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

165 °C2 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.89 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.507(lit.)

Flash point:

>230 °F

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

N N-DI-N-HEXYLANILINE 97 Usage And Synthesis

Uses

N,N-Di-N-hexylaniline (N,N-dihexylaniline) may be used to synthesize:

• 4-formyl-N,N-dihexylaniline
• N,N′-bis[(4-(N,N-dihexylamino)benzylidene]diaminofumaronitrile, a bisazomethine dye
• 4-(dihexylamino)benzaldehyde

General Description

N,N-Di-N-hexylaniline is N,N-dialkylaniline. It can be prepared by refluxing a mixture of aniline, iodohexane and potassium carbonate in ethanol.