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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C7H6N2O4
Molecular Weight 182.1335
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of 2,6-DINITROTOLUENE

SMILES

CC1=C(C=CC=C1[N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

InChIKey=XTRDKALNCIHHNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C7H6N2O4/c1-5-6(8(10)11)3-2-4-7(5)9(12)13/h2-4H,1H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C7H6N2O4
Molecular Weight 182.1335
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3945944

2,6-Dinitrotoluene is an organic compound, a by-product of TNT production. 2,6-Dinitrotoluene is a potent hepatocarcinogen, mainly due to products of its reductive metabolism.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Known to be neurotoxic in birds.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
The specificity of T lymphocyte responses to chemically defined antigens.
1976
Dinitrotoluene structure-dependent initiation of hepatocytes in vivo.
1983 Aug
The effect of diet on 2,6-dinitrotoluene hepatocarcinogenesis.
1986 Nov
Comparison of DNA binding between the carcinogen 2,6-dinitrotoluene and its noncarcinogenic analog 2,6-diaminotoluene.
1993 Feb
Transcriptional activation of stress genes and cytotoxicity in human liver carcinoma cells (HepG2) exposed to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, and 2,6-dinitrotoluene.
2001 Jun
Development of adsorptive removal process for treatment of explosives contaminated wastewater using activated carbon.
2001 Oct 12
Percutaneous absorption of explosives and related compounds: an empirical model of bioavailability of organic nitro compounds from soil.
2002 Jul 15
Vapor phase transport of unexploded ordnance compounds through soils.
2002 Oct
Microchip capillary electrophoresis coupled with a boron-doped diamond electrode-based electrochemical detector.
2003 Feb 15
Mutagenicity of nitroaromatic degradation compounds.
2003 Oct
Trace explosives detection by photoluminescence.
2004 Feb 26
Metabolite production during transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by a mixed culture acclimated and maintained on crude oil-containing media.
2004 Nov
DNA damage of germ cell of rat induced by nitrotoluene chemicals.
2005
Solid phase microextraction ion mobility spectrometer interface for explosive and taggant detection.
2005 Feb
Urinary metabolites of workers exposed to nitrotoluenes.
2005 Jan-Feb
Phytotoxicity of nitroaromatic energetic compounds freshly amended or weathered and aged in sandy loam soil.
2006 Jan
Solubilization of nitrotoluenes in micellar nonionic surfactant solutions.
2007 Aug
Analysis of semi-volatile organic compounds in aqueous samples by microwave-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-electron capture detection.
2007 Jan 26
Transport mechanisms for the uptake of organic compounds by rice (Oryza sativa) roots.
2007 Jul
Effect of photochemistry on molecular detection by cavity ringdown spectroscopy: case study of an explosive-related compound.
2007 Sep 10
N-15 NMR study of the immobilization of 2,4- and 2,6-dinitrotoluene in aerobic compost.
2008 Apr 1
Experimental evidence for in situ natural attenuation of 2,4- and 2,6-dinitrotoluene in marine sediment.
2008 Jan
A structural modelling study on marine sediments toxicity.
2008 Jun 26
Substituted 2-nitrobenzyltrichloroacetate esters for photodirected oligonucleotide detritylation in solid films.
2008 Sep 21
Assessing TNT and DNT groundwater contamination by compound-specific isotope analysis and 3H-3He groundwater dating: a case study in Portugal.
2009 Oct
Dissolution and transport of 2,4-DNT and 2,6-DNT from M1 propellant in soil.
2009 Oct
Performance evaluation of a miniature ion mobility spectrometer drift cell for application in hand-held explosives detection ion mobility spectrometers.
2009 Sep
Health risk from exposure of organic pollutants through drinking water consumption in Nanjing, China.
2010 Jan
Quail Genomics: a knowledgebase for Northern bobwhite.
2010 Oct 7
Collaborative study on fifteen compounds in the rat-liver Comet assay integrated into 2- and 4-week repeat-dose studies.
2010 Sep 30
Analysis of common and specific mechanisms of liver function affected by nitrotoluene compounds.
2011 Feb 8
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
2,6-DINITROTOLUENE
HSDB  
Systematic Name English
DINITROTOLUENE, 2,6-
Systematic Name English
1-METHYL-2,6-DINITROBENZENE
Systematic Name English
TOLUENE, 2,6-DINITRO-
Systematic Name English
BENZENE, 2-METHYL-1,3-DINITRO-
Systematic Name English
2,6-DINITROTOLUENE [IARC]
Common Name English
2,6-DINITROTOLUENE [HSDB]
Common Name English
2,6-DINITROMETHYLBENZENE
Systematic Name English
2-METHYL-1,3-DINITROBENZENE
Systematic Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CHEBI
957
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HSDB
2931
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CAS
606-20-2
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FDA UNII
GG7FAV92MK
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
210-106-0
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PUBCHEM
11813
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID5020528
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