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Dimethylaniline

Dimethylaniline is a chemical compound consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms, with three double bonds each equally spaced with a single bond between them. On one of the carbon atoms is a single bond to a nitrogen atom, which in turn has two methyl groups attached.

(CH3) - N - (CH3)
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Carbon Ring (C6H5)

Capable of being nitrogenated to produce Tetryl, an explosive compound with several (four) nitrate groups (NO2) groups.