Chemical Properties
CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID
Uses
N-Methyldiphenylamine may be used for the synthesis of phosphonium ion salts. It may also be used as a starting reagent for the preparation of bis(4-carboxyphenyl)-
N-methylamine (H
2CPMA).
Uses
manufacture of dyes; as reagent similar to diphenylamine.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 23, p. 184, 1980
DOI: 10.1021/jm00176a015
General Description
N-Methyldiphenylamine is an aromatic tertiary amine. It undergoes transformation to
N-methylcarbazole (C) via a photochemical reaction.
Hazard
Toxic by ingestion.