2,6-Dimethylaniline is slightly yellow liquid, b.p.216～217℃, m.p.10～12℃, n20D 1.5590, relative density 0.973, insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, ether, soluble in hydrochloric acid.
2, 6-dimethylaniline is an intermediate in pesticide, medicine and veterinary drugs. In the pesticide industry, it is used in the production of highly effective fungicides metalaxyl, furaxyl, furamide, mefuramide, fenaxyl, virulent alum and highly effective and low toxic selective herbicides isobutachlor, Tredo (dimethylachlor) and imidazolamide, etc. In the pharmaceutical industry, it is used in the production of anesthetic drugs lidocaine hydrochloride, bupivacaine hydrochloride, ventricular ancaine hydrochloride, tocaronium, dujuan and other drugs. In addition, it is also a raw material for the production of the veterinary drug pinoline.
