1002-16-0 Usage
Chemical Properties
Different sources of media describe the Chemical Properties of 1002-16-0 differently. You can refer to the following data:
1. Colorless liquid; ethereal odor. Flammable.
2. Amyl nitrate is a flammable, colorless liquid.
Ethereal odor.
Uses
Additive to increase cetane number of diesel fuels.
General Description
A clear colorless liquid with an ether-like odor. Flash point 118°F. About the same density as water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion. Used as an additive for diesel fuels.
Air & Water Reactions
Flammable. Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
N-AMYL NITRATE is an oxidizing reagent. When exposed to heat or flame N-AMYL NITRATE may decompose to form nitrogen oxides. Accelerates the burning of combustible materials. Can produce a violent reaction with reducing materials [Sax, 9th ed., p. 228].
Hazard
Oxidizing agent, moderate fire risk.
Health Hazard
Inhalation or ingestion may cause headache, methemoglobin, and nausea. Liquid and vapor irritate eyes. Contact with skin may cause slight irritation.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by
inhalation. A flammable liquid. An
oxidizing agent. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.
Potential Exposure
Highly flammable, Amyl nitrate is
used as an ignition additive in diesel fuels.
Shipping
UN1112 Amyl nitrate, Hazard Class: 3; Labels:
3-Flammable liquid.
Incompatibilities
A strong oxidizer. Violent reaction with
many compounds, including reducing agents; chemically
active metals; combustible materials, strong acids, alkaline
earth sulfides, aluminum carbides, aluminum, amines,
calcium sulfide, carbides, chlorine trifluoride, glycerin,
hydrides, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen
sulfide, hydroxylamine, magnesium, metal powders, metal
sulfides, molybdenum, phenylhydrazine, phosphorous red/
friction, phosphorous trichloride, silicon, sulfides, sulfur,
sulfur dioxide, sulfur/friction, sulfuric acid, tungsten,
hydrogen trisulfide. Temperature sensitive; may explode as
temperature rises.
Waste Disposal
Incineration with scrubber to
remove nitrogen oxides in effluent gases.
Check Digit Verification of cas no
The CAS Registry Mumber 1002-16-0 includes 7 digits separated into 3 groups by hyphens. The first part of the number,starting from the left, has 4 digits, 1,0,0 and 2 respectively; the second part has 2 digits, 1 and 6 respectively.
Calculate Digit Verification of CAS Registry Number 1002-16:
(6*1)+(5*0)+(4*0)+(3*2)+(2*1)+(1*6)=20
20 % 10 = 0
So 1002-16-0 is a valid CAS Registry Number.
InChI:InChI=1/C5H11NO3/c1-2-3-4-5-9-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3
1002-16-0Relevant articles and documents
Practical catalytic nitration directly with commercial nitric acid for the preparation of aliphatic nitroesters
An, Jichao,He, Pan,Li, Wenhao,Liu, Peipei,Si, Mengyuan,Yang, Bo,Yang, Guanyu
, p. 6612 - 6616 (2020)
To pursue a sustainable and efficient approach for aliphatic nitroester preparation from alcohol, europium-triflate-catalyzed nitration, which directly uses commercial nitric acid, has been successfully developed. Gram scalability with operational ease showed its practicability.
Alkyl Nitrate Formation from the NOx-Air Photooxidations of C2-C8 n-Alkanes
Atkinson, Roger,Aschmann, Sara M.,Carter, William P. L.,Winer, Arthur M.,Pitts, James N.
, p. 4563 - 4569 (1982)
The yields of alkyl nitrates formed in the NOx-air photooxidations of the homologous series of n-alkanes from ethane through n-octane have been determined at 299 +/- 2 K and 735 torr total pressure for two different chemical systems.Alkyl peroxy radicals were generated by reaction of the n-alkanes with OH radicals (generated from the photolysis of methyl nitrite in air) or Cl atoms (from photolysis of Cl2 in air).The alkyl nitrate yields obtained from the two systems, corrected for secondary reactions, were in agreement within the experimental errors and increased monotonically with the carbon number of the n-alkane, from x-air photooxidations of the large n-alkanes.
Convenient preparation of alkyl nitrates free of nitrites with potassium nitrate and boron trifluoride hydrate
Olah,Wang,Li,Prakash
, p. 207 - 208 (1993)
Primary and secondary alkyl nitrates free of nitrites were conveniently prepared by treating the corresponding alcohols with potassium nitrate and boron trifluoride 1.25 hydrate. This procedure was also successful for the preparation of 1-adamantyl nitrate.
