1,2-Dimethylethylenediamine
1,2-Dimethylethylenediamine is the organic compound with the formula CH. It is a colorless liquid with a fishy odor. It features two secondary amine functional groups.Reactions
DMEDA is used as a chelating diamine for the preparation of metal complexes, some of which function as homogeneous catalysts.
The compound is used as a precursor to imidazolidines by condensation with ketones or with aldehydes:
File:Ni2Cl2frag.png|thumb|left|View down chelate ring-Ni axis in trans-. Color code: green = Ni, violet = N, dark gray = C
