N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylethylenediamine, >=99.5%, purified by redistillation

N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) is a bidentate tertiary amine. It is a Lewis base having good solvating properties. It is useful ligand for organolithium chemistry. Ultrafast molecular structural dynamics of the charge transfer in N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine has been studied by Rydberg fingerprint spectroscopy.

Synonyms: 1,2-Bis(dimethylamino)ethane; TEMED; TMEDA

Molecular Formula: C6H16N2

Molecular Weight: 116.2

Linear Structural Formula: (CH3)2NCH2CH2N(CH3)2

MDL Number: MFCD00008335

Purity: >=99.5%

Melting Point: -55 C (lit.)

Density: 0.775 g/mL at 20 C (lit.)

Refractive Index: n20/D 1.4179 (lit.)