Tetranitromethane

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Chemical Name:Tetranitromethane
CAS No.:509-14-8
Molecular Formula:CN4 O8
Molecular Weight:196.033
Hs Code.:2904209090
European Community (EC) Number:208-094-7
ICSC Number:1468
NSC Number:16146
UN Number:1510
UNII:K1G7CKU98F
DSSTox Substance ID:DTXSID5021334
Nikkaji Number:J3.639K
Wikipedia:Tetranitromethane
Wikidata:Q412241
NCI Thesaurus Code:C44453
ChEMBL ID:CHEMBL261663
Mol file:509-14-8.mol

Synonyms:Tetranitromethane

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Chemical Property of Tetranitromethane Edit

Chemical Property:

Appearance/Colour:pale yellow liquid
Vapor Pressure:8.4 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
Melting Point:13-14 °C(lit.)
Refractive Index:n20/D 1.438(lit.)
Boiling Point:126 °C(lit.)
Flash Point:>230 °F
PSA：183.28000
Density:1.637 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
LogP:0.79730
Storage Temp.:2-8°C
Solubility.:Miscible with alcohol and ether (Hawley, 1981)
XLogP3:0.1
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:8
Rotatable Bond Count:0
Exact Mass:195.97161297
Heavy Atom Count:13
Complexity:209
Transport DOT Label:Poison Inhalation Hazard Oxidizer

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Pictogram(s): Dangerous fire and explosion risk. Toxic by ingestion, inhalation, skin absorption. TLV: 0.005 ppm; animal carcinogen.
Hazard Codes:O,T+
Statements: 8-25-26-36/37/38-40
Safety Statements: 17-28-36/37-45

MSDS Files:: Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

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Chemical Classes:Toxic Gases & Vapors -> Oxidizers
Canonical SMILES:C([N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Inhalation Risk:A harmful contamination of the air can be reached very quickly on evaporation of this substance at 20 °C.
Effects of Short Term Exposure:The substance is severely irritating to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Inhalation of the vapour may cause lung oedema. The substance may cause effects on the blood. This may result in the formation of methaemoglobin. The substance may cause effects on the kidneys, liver and lungs. Medical observation is indicated. The effects may be delayed.
Effects of Long Term Exposure:This substance is possibly carcinogenic to humans.
Description Tetranitromethane (TNM) is a nitroalkane compound that is a colorless to pale-yellow liquid or solid (below 57 F) with a biting, pungent odor at room temperature. TNM is not known to occur as a natural product and is generated during the manufacture of trinitrotoluene (TNT) as an undesired byproduct that can be separated by means of its higher vapor pressure. It can be prepared by different reactions, the nitration of acetic anhydride or acetylene with nitric acid being the less problematic. It was synthesized in large amounts (as an industrial-scale production) for the first time in Germany during World War II during the development of the V2 rocket for use as a substitute for nitric acid in rocket fuel and due to the observation that its addition to diesel fuel increased the cetane number. A pilot-scale manufacture was set up by Nitroform Inc. (Newark, NJ, USA), but in 1953 was destroyed by an explosion. In 1994, TNM was produced by only one company in the United States and another one in Russia.
Physical properties Colorless to pale yellow to yellow-orange liquid with a pungent odor. Sensitive to heat, friction, and shock. Explosive in presence of impurities.
Uses Oxidizer in rocket propellants; explosive in admixture with toluene; reagent for detecting presence of double bonds in organic compounds. Reagent for nitration of enol silyl ethers7 and aromatic compounds.8 Employed in the photooxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides.9 Oxidizer in rocket propellants. As explosive in admixture with toluene. To increase cetane number of diesel fuels. Reagent for detecting the presence of double bonds in organic Compounds and for mild nitrations. Has been proposed as irritant war gas.

Technology Process of Tetranitromethane

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