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IUPAC name
Dimethylzinc
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Other names
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI | |
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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[1] |
Density | 1.386 g/cm3 at 10.5 °C[1] |
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[1] |
Vapor pressure | 50.13 kPa[1] |
Thermal conductivity | 0.1627 W/(m∙K) at 70 °C (158 °F)[1] |
Viscosity | 0.807 mPa·s at 70 °F (21 °C)[1] |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C)
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129.20 J/(mol∙K) (liquid at 25 °C (77 °F))[2] |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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Spontaneously ignites in air and violently reacts with water, evolving irritant and toxic fumes.[1] |
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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)[1] | |
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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).
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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.