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Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Skeletal formula of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine with some implicit hydrogens shown
Skeletal formula of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine with some implicit hydrogens shown
Ball and stick model of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Ball and stick model of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine
Other names Dimazine
1,1-Dimethyldiazane
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference 605261
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.287 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-316-0
KEGG
MeSH dimazine
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • MV2450000
UNII
UN number 1163
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C2H8N2/c1-4(2)3/h3H2,1-2H3Key: RHUYHJGZWVXEHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CN(C)N
Properties
Chemical formula H2NN(CH3)2
Appearance Colorless liquid
Odor Ammoniacal, fishy
Density 791 kg m (at 22 °C)
Melting point −57 °C; −71 °F; 216 K
Boiling point 64.0 °C; 147.1 °F; 337.1 K
Solubility in water Miscible
Vapor pressure 13.7 kPa (at 20 °C)
Refractive index (nD) 1.4075
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C) 164.05 J K mol
Std molar
entropy (S298) 		200.25 J K mol
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH298) 		48.3 kJ mol
Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcH298) 		−1982.3 – −1975.1 kJ mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards Carcinogen, spontaneously ignites on contact with oxidizers
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS02: Flammable GHS05: Corrosive GHS06: Toxic GHS08: Health hazard GHS09: Environmental hazard
Signal word Danger
Hazard statements H225, H301, H314, H331, H350, H411
Precautionary statements P210, P261, P273, P280, P301+P310
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 4: Very short exposure could cause death or major residual injury. E.g. VX gasFlammability 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasolineInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
4 3 1
Flash point −10 °C (14 °F; 263 K)
Autoignition
temperature 		248 °C (478 °F; 521 K)
Explosive limits 2–95%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
  • 122 mg kg (oral, rat)
  • 1.06 g kg (dermal, rabbit)
LC50 (median concentration)
  • 252 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
  • 172 ppm (mouse, 4 hr)
  • 392 ppm (hamster, 4 hr)
  • 3580 ppm (dog, 15 min)
  • 1410 ppm (rat, 1 hr)
  • 981 ppm (dog, 1 hr)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible) TWA 0.5 ppm (1 mg/m)
REL (Recommended) Ca C 0.06 ppm (0.15 mg/m)
IDLH (Immediate danger) Ca
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). ☒N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (abbreviated as UDMH; also known as 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, heptyl or Geptil) is a chemical compound with the formula H2NN(CH3)2 that is primarily used as a rocket propellant. At room temperature, UDMH is a colorless liquid, with a sharp, fishy, ammonia-like smell typical of organic amines. Samples turn yellowish on exposure to air and absorb oxygen and carbon dioxide. It is miscible with water, ethanol, and kerosene. At concentrations between 2.5% and 95% in air, its vapors are flammable. It is not sensitive to shock.

Symmetrical dimethylhydrazine (1,2-dimethylhydrazine) also exists, but it is not as useful. UDMH can be oxidized in air to form many different substances, including toxic ones.

Synthesis

In 1875, UDMH was first prepared by Emil Fischer, who discovered and named the class of hydrazines, by reducing N-Nitrosodimethylamine with zinc in boiling acetic acid. Fischer's student Edward Renouf later studied UDMH more extensively as part of his doctoral dissertation. Other historical lab routes include methylation of hydrazine, reduction of nitrodimethylamine and amination of dimethylamine with aminopersulfuric acid.

UDMH is produced industrially by two routes. Based on the Olin Raschig process, one method involves reaction of monochloramine with dimethylamine giving 1,1-dimethylhydrazinium chloride:

(CH3)2NH + NH2Cl → (CH3)2NNH2 ⋅ HCl

In the presence of suitable catalysts, acetylhydrazine can be N-dimethylated using formaldehyde and hydrogen to give the N,N-dimethyl-N'-acetylhydrazine, which can subsequently be hydrolyzed:

CH3C(O)NHNH2 + 2CH2O + 2H2 → CH3C(O)NHN(CH3)2 + 2H2O
CH3C(O)NHN(CH3)2 + H2O → CH3COOH + H2NN(CH3)2

Uses

UDMH is often used in hypergolic rocket fuels as a bipropellant in combination with the oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide and less frequently with IRFNA (inhibited red fuming nitric acid) or liquid oxygen. UDMH is a derivative of hydrazine and is sometimes referred to as a hydrazine. As a fuel, it is described in specification MIL-PRF-25604 in the United States.

UDMH is stable and can be kept loaded in rocket fuel systems for long periods, which makes it appealing for use in many liquid rocket engines, despite its cost. In some applications, such as the OMS in the Space Shuttle or maneuvering engines, monomethylhydrazine is used instead due to its slightly higher specific impulse. In some kerosene-fueled rockets, UDMH functions as a starter fuel to start combustion and warm the rocket engine prior to switching to kerosene.

UDMH has higher stability than hydrazine, especially at elevated temperatures, and can be used as its replacement or together in a mixture. UDMH is used in many European, Russian, Indian, and Chinese rocket designs. The Russian SS-11 Sego (aka 8K84) ICBM, SS-19 Stiletto (aka 15A30) ICBM, Proton, Kosmos-3M, R-29RMU2 Layner, R-36M, Rokot (based on 15A30) and the Chinese Long March 2 are the most notable users of UDMH (which is referred to as "heptyl" (codename from Soviet era) by Russian engineers). The Titan, GSLV, and Delta rocket families use a mixture of 50% hydrazine and 50% UDMH, called Aerozine 50, in different stages. There is speculation that it is the fuel used in the ballistic missiles that North Korea has developed and tested in 2017.

Safety

Hydrazine and its methyl derivatives are toxic but LD50 values have not been reported. It is a precursor to dimethylnitrosamine, which is carcinogenic. According to scientific data, usage of UDMH in rockets at Baikonur Cosmodrome has had adverse effects on the environment. One such instance was the Nedelin catastrophe in 1960 when UDMH and dinitrogen tetroxide leaked from a rocket after an explosion and killed a number of bystanders through burn injuries and its toxicity.

See also

References

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