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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:
75-52-5
Molecular Weight:
61.04
UNSPSC Code:
12352102
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
57652479
EC Number:
200-876-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1698205
MDL number:
MFCD00007400
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

100

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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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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Class I Designated Chemical Substances

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Group 5: Self-reactive substances + Nitro compounds + Hazardous rank I + 1st self-reactive materials

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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73478-100ML:4548173955810 + 73478-500ML:4548173955827 + 73478-VAR: + 73478-BULK:

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Lot/Batch Number
1410854
1345393
1218545
440353/1
042127/1

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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.
Atanu Bhattacharya et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 136(2), 024321-024321 (2012-01-21)
Decomposition of electronically excited nitro-containing molecules with different X-NO(2) (X = C, N, O) moieties has been intensively investigated over the past decades; however, their decomposition behavior has not previously been compared and contrasted. Comparison of their unimolecular decomposition behavior
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 696-696 (1994)
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