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4-4′-Dimethoxy-2-2′-bipyridine

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Synonym(s):

4,4′-Dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridyl, 4,4′-Dimethoxy-2,2′-dipyridyl

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H12N2O2
CAS Number:
17217-57-1
Molecular Weight:
216.24
MDL number:
MFCD00233880
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24878130
NACRES:
NA.22

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97%

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168-171 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

COc1ccnc(c1)-c2cc(OC)ccn2

InChI

1S/C12H12N2O2/c1-15-9-3-5-13-11(7-9)12-8-10(16-2)4-6-14-12/h3-8H,1-2H3

InChI key

IMEVSAIFJKKDAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

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Application

4-4′-Dimethoxy-2-2'-bipyridine may be used as a ligand in the preparation of transition metal complexes.

Ligand for greener oxidation of alcohols under aerobic conditions.

Copper(I)/ABNO-Catalyzed Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation: Alleviating Steric and Electronic Constraints of Cu/TEMPO Catalyst Systems

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Julie Urgiles et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 46(41), 14256-14263 (2017-10-11)
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Photochemical isomerization of trans- to cis-[RuCl2(dppb)(4,4'-X2-2,2'-bipy)](X=-H,-NO2,-Me,-COOH,-SMe,-O=SMe,-Cl,-OMe) complexes.
Santiago MO, et al.
Polyhedron, 22(24), 3205-3211 (2003)
Synthesis and characterization of a new family of luminescent cis-(4, 4'-X2-5, 5'-Y2-2, 2'-bipyridine) 2Os (CO) Cl (PF6) complexes (X= NEt2, OMe, Me, H, Cl, Y= H; X= H, Y= Me; X= Y= Me): control of excited-state properties by bipyridyl substituents.
Della CL, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 29(15), 2792-2798 (1990)
Efficient osmium sensitizers containing 2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-bisphosphonic acid ligand.
Zabri H, et al.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 166(1), 99-106 (2004)
Katia M Oliveira et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 176, 66-76 (2017-09-04)
New Ru(II) complexes with lawsone (law) characterized as trans-[Ru(law)(PPh

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