Nitroparaffin

Name:
Nitroparaffin
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	nitroalkane
Properties:
Colorless, mobile liquids; pleasant odor. Bp range 101–131C, fp range −18 to −104C, d range: 0.983–1.131, dielectric constant range 23–35, flash p range 75–100F (24–38C). Slightly soluble in water
Hazard:
Toxic by inhalation.
Derivation:
Nitration of propane and other paraffin hydrocarbons under pressure.
Use:
Solvents for dyes, waxes, resins, gums, and various polymeric substances; gravure and flexographic inks; propellants and fuel additives; chemical intermediates.

See Nitroethane; Nitromethane; nitropropane.