3,4-Dinitrotoluene

• CAT Number: M008656
• CAS Number: 610-39-9
• Molecular Formula: C7H6N2O4
• Molecular Weight: 182.135
• Purity: ≥95%
• Storage: room temp
• IUPAC Name: 4-methyl-1,2-dinitrobenzene
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H6N2O4/c1-5-2-3-6(8(10)11)7(4-5)9(12)13/h2-4H,1H3
• InChIKey: INYDMNPNDHRJQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]

3,4-Dinitrotoluene (CAS 610-39-9) is a useful standard used in scientific research. It was used as an internal standard in the GC/MS and GC/MS/MS experiments. It is considered as an explosive. It was used in the assessment of toxicity in adult rat Sertoli cells.

Reference

1.Sorenson DR, Brabec M. The response of adult rat sertoli cells, immortalized by a temperature-sensitive mutant of SV40, to 1,2-dinitrobenzene, 1,3-dinitrobenzene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, 3,4-dinitrotoluene, and cadmium. Cell Biol Toxicol. 2003 Apr;19(2):107-19. PubMed PMID: 12776928.
2.Perr, Jeannette M., Kenneth G. Furton, and José R. Almirall. "Gas chromatography positive chemical ionization and tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of organic high explosives." Talanta 67.2 (2005): 430-436.