DMPU

DMPU
IUPAC name

1,3-Dimethyltetrahydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one
Other names

N,N'-Dimethyl-N,N'-trimethyleneurea
N,N'-Dimethylpropyleneurea
1,3-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone
Identifiers
Abbreviations DMPU
CAS number 7226-23-5
PubChem 81646
ChemSpider 73671 Y
EC number 230-625-6
ChEMBL CHEMBL12284 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C6H12N2O
Molar mass 128.17 g mol−1
Density 1.064 g/cm3
Melting point

-20 °C, 253 K, -4 °F
Boiling point

246 °C, 519 K, 475 °F
Solubility in water miscible
Hazards
MSDS External MSDS
R-phrases R22 R41 R62
S-phrases S26 S36/37/39 S45
Flash point 121 °C
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

1,3-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (DMPU) is a cyclic urea sometimes used as a polar, aprotic organic solvent. In 1985, Dieter Seebach showed that it is possible to substitute the relatively toxic hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) with DMPU.[1]

References

  1. ^ Triptikumar Mukhopadhyay, Dieter Seebach (1982). "Substitution of HMPT by the cyclic urea DMPU as a cosolvent for highly reactive nucleophiles and bases". Helvetica Chimica Acta 65 (1): 385–391. doi:10.1002/hlca.19820650141. 

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