One of the basic raw materials for the production of basic dyes (triphenylmethane dyes, etc.) and basic dyes. The main varieties are basic bright yellow, basic violet 5BN, basic green, basic lake blue, brilliant red 5GN, brilliant Blue etc. N,N-dimethylaniline is used in the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture cephalosporin V, sulfa-b-methoxine, sulfa-dimethoxine, fluosporine, etc., and in the perfume industry to manufacture vanillin Wait.