1-N,2-N-dimethylbenzene-1,2-dicarboxamide

N,N'-Dimethylphthalamide is a impurity derived from phthalamide. Phthalimide is a reagent used to transform allyl- and alkyl halides into protected primary amines. Phthalimide analogues have been extensively used in medicinal chemistry owing to their wide spectrum of applications as anti-convulsant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hypolipidimic and immunomodulatory activities.