2,3-Dimethylthiophene Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-49°C

Boiling point:

140-141 C

Density 

1.002 g/cm

refractive index 

1.517-1.521

Flash point:

26° (79°F)

storage temp. 

Flammables area

solubility 

Chloroform, Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to yellow

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

LogP

2.502 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

632-16-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Thiophene, 2,3-dimethyl-(632-16-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn-F,Xi,Xn,F

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-11-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

9-36/37-33-16-26

Hazard Note 

Irritant

HazardClass 

3

HS Code 

29349990

MSDS

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2,3-Dimethylthiophene Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to yellow liquid

Uses

It has also been found that 2,3-dimethylthiophene can be formylated to yield a dimethylthiophene aldehyde, which as expected proved to have the aldehyde group in the free a-position.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 73, p. 4033, 1951 DOI: 10.1021/ja01152a524

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