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Nitric acid

red, fuming, HNO3 >90 %

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
HNO3
CAS Number:
7697-37-2
Molecular Weight:
63.01
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329753601
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
MDL number:
MFCD00011349

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Product Name

Nitric acid, red, fuming, HNO3 >90 %

InChI

1S/HNO3/c2-1(3)4/h(H,2,3,4)

SMILES string

O[N+]([O-])=O

InChI key

GRYLNZFGIOXLOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

vapor pressure

8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

5.0-10.0% (% N2O3, titration)

form

liquid

composition

HNO3, >90%

impurities

5-10% dissolved oxides as N2O3

color

red

pH

<1 (20 °C)

bp

120.5 °C (lit.)

density

1.48 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

Nitric acid can be used as:
  • A catalyst for the aerobic conversion of benzyl ethers to benzaldehydes.
  • An oxidant for the oxidative bromination of activated aromatic compounds using alkali metal bromide salts to synthesize corresponding bromo-derivatives.

General description

Nitric acid is an oxidizing agent used in the oxidation and nitration of organic molecules.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Ox. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1

supp_hazards

EUH071

Storage Class

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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