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Nitromethane

reagent grade, 96%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH3NO2
CAS Number:
75-52-5
Molecular Weight:
61.04
EC Number:
200-876-6
UNSPSC Code:
12352102
PubChem Substance ID:
57646805
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1698205
MDL number:
MFCD00007400
Assay:
96%
Grade:
reagent grade
Bp:
101.2 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
2.7 mmHg

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InChI key

LYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/CH3NO2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3

SMILES string

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

grade

reagent grade

vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2.7 mmHg

assay

96%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

784 °F

expl. lim.

7.3 %, 33 °F

dilution

(for analytical testing)

refractive index

n20/D 1.382 (lit.)

bp

101.2 °C (lit.)

mp

−29 °C (lit.)

density

1.127 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Other Notes

A -D suffix exists for administrative purposes only.
All -D packages are 100% the same product, same quality, same specification as the package sizes previously sold without a -D.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2

Storage Class

4.1A - Other explosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

95.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

35 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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BCBF6848V
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The catalytic chemistry of nitromethane over Co-ZSM5 and other catalysts in connection with the methane-NOxSCR reaction.
Cowan AD, et al.
J. Catal., 176(2), 329-343 (1998)
Metal ion encapsulation: cobalt cages derived from polyamines, formaldehyde, and nitromethane.
Geue RJ, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 106(19), 5478-5488 (1984)
Benedek Vakulya et al.
Organic letters, 7(10), 1967-1969 (2005-05-07)
Cinchona alkaloid-derived chiral bifunctional thiourea organocatalysts were synthesized and applied in the Michael addition between nitromethane and chalcones with high ee and chemical yields.
Wenguo Yang et al.
Chemistry, an Asian journal, 7(4), 771-777 (2012-02-10)
Through the cleavage of the C-C bond, the first catalytic tandem conjugate addition-elimination reaction of Morita-Baylis-Hillman C adducts has been presented. Various S(N)2'-like C-, S-, and P-allylic compounds could be obtained with exclusive E configuration in good to excellent yields.
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 696-696 (1994)
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