Dimethylzinc
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| IUPAC name
Dimethylzinc | |
Other names
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| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.077 |
PubChem CID |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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| Properties | |
| Zn(CH3)2 | |
| Molar mass | 95.478 g/mol |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | Garlic |
| Density | 1.386 g/cm3 at 10.5 °C |
| Melting point | −42 °C (−44 °F; 231 K) |
| Boiling point | 46 °C (115 °F; 319 K) |
| Solubility | Soluble in xylene, diethyl ether, hydrocarbons; decomposes in water, ethanol and acids |
| Vapor pressure | 50.13 kPa |
| Thermal conductivity | 0.1627 W/(m∙K) at 70 °C (158 °F) |
| Viscosity | 0.807 mPa·s at 70 °F (21 °C) |
| Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
129.20 J/(mol∙K) (liquid at 25 °C (77 °F)) |
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards |
Spontaneously ignites in air and violently reacts with water, evolving irritant and toxic fumes. |
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| Danger | |
| H225, H250, H260, H314, H410 | |
| P210, P222, P223, P231+P232, P233, P235, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P273, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305, P316, P317, P321, P334, P335, P338, P361, P363, P370+P378, P391, P402+P404, P403, P405, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| 0 °F (−18 °C) | |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references | |
Dimethylzinc, also known as zinc methyl, DMZ, or DMZn, is a toxic organozinc compound with the chemical formula Zn(CH3)2. It belongs to the large series of similar compounds such as diethylzinc.