Pyridazine

Pyridazine
Skeletal formula with numbering convention
Pyridazine molecule Pyridazine molecule
Identifiers
CAS number 289-80-5 YesY
PubChem 9259
ChemSpider 8902 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:30954 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL15719 YesY
RTECS number GY2390000
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Properties
Molecular formula C4H4N2
Molar mass 80.09 g mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.107 g/cm3
Melting point

-8 °C, 265 K, 18 °F

Boiling point

208 °C, 481 K, 406 °F

Related compounds
Related compounds pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Pyridazine is a heteroaromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C4H4N2, sometimes called 1,2-diazine. It contains a six-membered ring with two adjacent nitrogen atoms. It is a colorless liquid with a boiling point of 208 °C.

Pyridazine has no household use. It is mainly used in research and industry as building block for more complex compounds. The pyridazine structure is found within a number of herbicides such as credazine, pyridafol and pyridate. It is also found within the structure of several pharmaceutical drugs such as cefozopran, cadralazine, minaprine, pipofezine, hydralazine, and cilazapril.

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Last modified on 25 March 2013, at 10:36