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73478

Nitromethane

puriss., absolute, over molecular sieve, ≥98.5% (GC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH3NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
61.04
UNSPSC Code:
12352102
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-876-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1698205
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98.5% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
101.2 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
2.7 mmHg
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vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

2.7 mmHg

grade

absolute, puriss.

assay

≥98.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

784 °F

quality

over molecular sieve

expl. lim.

7.3 %, 33 °F

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

≤0.01% water
water

refractive index

n20/D 1.382

pH

6.4 (20 °C, 0.01 g/L)

bp

101.2 °C (lit.)

mp

−29 °C (lit.)

density

1.127 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

LYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Nitromethane is an aliphatic nitro compound. It undergoes Michael addition reaction with chalcones in the presence of cinchona alkaloid-derived chiral bifunctional thiourea organocatalyst. Its conversion to N2 in the presence of Co-ZSM5 (Zeolite Socony Mobil-5) has been studied.

Application

Nitromethane may be employed in the preparation of cobalt cage complexes.

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Warning

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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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)
Loay Awad
Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 19(3), 1835-1843 (2020-02-28)
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Naomi Rom et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 115(36), 10181-10202 (2011-08-05)
The decomposition mechanism of hot liquid nitromethane at various compressions was studied using reactive force field (ReaxFF) molecular dynamics simulations. A competition between two different initial thermal decomposition schemes is observed, depending on compression. At low densities, unimolecular C-N bond
Xin Yang et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(23), 12832-12838 (2012-11-17)
Nitrogenous disinfection byproducts (N-DBPs) such as haloacetonitriles (HANs) and halonitromethanes (HNMs) are formed during water chlorination. Preozonation is sometimes applied to control trihalomethane (THM) formation, but this may risk promoting the formation of HNMs and HANs. The role of ozone
Junhong Shan et al.
Chemosphere, 86(4), 323-328 (2011-11-01)
In this study, the effects of pH, bromide and nitrite on the formation of halonitromethanes (HNMs) and trihalomethanes (THMs) from eight amino acids (glycine, alanine, serine, cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine and histidine) and four amino sugars (glucosamine, galactosamine

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