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10.12.2025

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
3,5-Dimethylaniline
CAS-number :
108-69-0
 
Synonyms :
3,5-Dimethylbenzenamine
3,5-dimethylphenylamine
3,5-xylidine
3,5-xylylamine
Benzenamine, 3,5-dimethyl-
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C8H11N
EINECS-number :
2036070
 
Uses :
Chemical intermediate for dyes.
 
State and appearance :
Liquid.
 
Molecular weight :
121.2
 
Spesicif gravity (water=1) :
0.971  Roth 1991
 
Vapor pressure, mmHg :
0.25  ASTER 1994
 
Water solubility, mg/l :
1660  ASTER 1994
 
Melting point, °C :
9.8  Roth 1991
 
Boiling point, °C :
221  Roth 1991
 
pKa :
4.93  ASTER 1994
 
Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow :
2.17  LOGKOW 1994
2.21  ASTER 1994
 
Log soil organic carbon coefficient, log Koc :
2.54  ASTER 1994
 
Henry's law constant, Pa x m3/mol :
2.45  ASTER 1994
 
Volatilization :
Will volatilize at significant rates from open water.
 
Mobility :
Predicted environmental distribution:
Mackay level I
45.78 % air
52.91 % surface water
0.68 % soil
0.63 % sediment

PED(ASTER)
45.32 % air
53.34 % surface water
0.69 % soil
0.64 % sediment
(ASTER 1994).
 
Hydrolysis in water :
Hydrolysis unlikely (ASTER 1994).
 
Total degradation in water :
Degradation in the aquatic environment, half-life >100 days
(ASTER 1994).
 
LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg :
707  orl-rat, Roth 1991
421  orl-mus, RTECS 1994
 
LC50 values to algae, mg/l :
44  QSARTOX 1994
 
LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l :
62  QSARTOX 1994
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
17  48hr, Oryzias latipes, static test, ASTER 1994
  --
58  QSARTOX 1994

References
3109ASTER 1993 -. Assessment Tool for the Evaluation of Risk (including the AQUIRE database). USEPA, Environmental Research Laboratory.
3182LOG KOW 1994. Octanol-water partition coefficient program. Syracure Research Corporation. Chemical Hazard Assessment Division. Environmental Chemistry Center.
3255QSARTOX 1994 -. QSARTOX-programme. Version 1.0. J.R. Niemelä. Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
3115RTECS Database 1992 -. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, USA. TOMES Plus CD-ROM.

 
 
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