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Nitromethane
ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
Synonym(s):
Nitrocarbol
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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:
≥99.0%
Vapor pressure:
2.7 mmHg
InChI key
LYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
1S/CH3NO2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3
SMILES string
C[N+]([O-])=O
vapor density
2.1 (vs air)
vapor pressure
2.7 mmHg
product line
ReagentPlus®
assay
≥99.0%
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
784 °F
expl. lim.
7.3 %, 33 °F
dilution
(for general lab use)
Quality Level
pH
6.4 (20 °C, 0.01 g/L)
mp
−29 °C (lit.)
density
1.127 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
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General description
Nitromethane (CH3NO2) is the simplest nitro organic compound used for a wide range of applications, including as polar solvents to racing fuel. It serves as a solvent for organic chemistry and as a valuable building block for various useful compounds like nitroalkanes, β-nitroalcohols, nitroalkenes, carbonyl compounds, amines, and heterocycles. In industry, nitromethane can be used to stabilize halogenated hydrocarbons.
Application
Nitromethane can be used:
- As a reagent in the synthesis of 3-nitroindoles by arylation with N-(2-bromoaryl) imidates using palladium catalyst.
- As a cyanating reagent for the synthesis of thiocyanates in presence of base (KOAc) and iodine.
- In the preparation of cobalt cage complexes from polyamines and formaldehyde.
- As a solvent in the preparation of β-substituted γ-nitroaldehydes by enantioselective cross-coupling of β-arylated or γ,δ-unsaturated aldehydes using oxidizing agent DDQ (2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanoquinone) and catalyst diphenylprolinol silyl ether.
Features and Benefits
Nitromethane as high energy monopropellant exhibits
- Low toxicity.
- High specific impulse.
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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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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
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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)
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)
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.
Ryan R Walvoord et al.
Organic letters, 14(16), 4086-4089 (2012-07-31)
An efficient cross-coupling reaction of aryl halides and nitromethane was developed with the use of parallel microscale experimentation. The arylnitromethane products are precursors for numerous useful synthetic products. An efficient method for their direct conversion to the corresponding oximes and
Huachang Hong et al.
The Science of the total environment, 444, 196-204 (2012-12-29)
The formations of THMs, HAAs, and HNMs from chlorination and chloramination of water from Jinlan Reservoir were investigated in this study. Results showed that monochloramine rather than chlorine generally resulted in lower concentration of DBPs, and the DBPs formation varied
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