2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine
2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine, abbreviated TMP, HTMP, or TMPH, is an organic compound of the amine class. In appearance, it is a colorless liquid and has a "fishy", amine-like odor. This amine is used in chemistry as a hindered base (hindered amine). Although TMP finds limited use per se, its derivatives are a mainstay of hindered amine light stabilizers.
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2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine | |||
| Other names
Norpempidine Tetramethylpiperidine | |||
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| Abbreviations | TMP | ||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.011.090 | ||
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C9H19N | ||
| Molar mass | 141.254 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | Clear liquid | ||
| Density | 0.83 g/mL | ||
| Melting point | −59 °C (−74 °F; 214 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 152 °C (306 °F; 425 K) | ||
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| R-phrases (outdated) | R10 R22 R36/37/38 | ||
| S-phrases (outdated) | S16 S26 S37/39 | ||
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TMP is the starting material for an even stronger base lithium tetramethylpiperidide and the radical species TEMPO. Another non-nucleophilic base is N,N-diisopropylethylamine.
Preparation
Many routes for the synthesis of TMP have been reported. One method[1] starts with a conjugate addition reaction of ammonia to phorone. The intermediate triacetone amine is then reduced in a Wolff-Kishner reaction.

TMP synthesis
See also
- 2,6-Dimethylpiperidine
- Pempidine
- TEMPO ((2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl)
References
- Detlef Kampmann; Georg Stuhlmüller; Roger Simon; Fabrice Cottet; Frédéric Leroux; Manfred Schlosser (2005). "A Large-Scale Low-Cost Access to the Lithium 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidide Precursor". Synthesis. 2005 (06): 1028–1029. doi:10.1055/s-2004-834856.
External links
- DataSheet I
- DataSheet II
- TMP applied in synthesis in Organic Syntheses
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