It is a colorless liquid although, like many anilines, samples can appear yellow or brown.

2,6-Diisopropylaniline is a bulky aromatic amine that is often used to make ligands in coordination chemistry.

The Schrock carbenes often are transition metal imido complexes derived from this aniline.

[1] Condensation with diacetylpyridine and acetylacetone gives, respectively, diiminopyridine[2] and NacNac ligands.

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