606-35-9

Basic information

• Product Name: Methyl picrate
• Synonyms: Methyl picrate;2，4，6-Trinitroanisole;2-methoxy-1,3,5-trinitro-benzene;TRINITROANISOLE)
• CAS NO: 606-35-9
• Molecular Formula: C₇H₅N₃O₇
• Molecular Weight: 243.1305
• Mol File: 606-35-9.mol
• Article Data: 17

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: 69°C
• Boiling Point: 385.99°C (rough estimate)
• Flash Point: 245.2°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.4947
• Vapor Pressure: 1.28E-08mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.5500 (estimate)
• Water Solubility: 0.2g/L(15 oC)
• CAS DataBase Reference: Methyl picrate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Methyl picrate(606-35-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Methyl picrate(606-35-9)

Safety Data

• Hazard Codes: E,Xn,N
• Statements: 2-20/21/22-51/53
• Safety Statements: 35-61
• RIDADR: 0213
• HazardClass: 1.1D
• PackingGroup: II
• Hazardous Substances Data: 606-35-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

A crystalline structure. Specific gravity of 1.4. Melting point 154°F. Highly toxic. May explode under exposure to intense heat or fire. Primary hazard is blast of an instantaneous explosion, not flying projectiles or fragments.

Air & Water Reactions

Methyl picrate is insoluble in water

Reactivity Profile

Methyl picrate is one of the least sensitive and shock safest explosives. Methyl picrate is quite toxic to humans and therefore, hasn't been used in general as an explosive.

Health Hazard

Fire may produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases.

Fire Hazard

MAY EXPLODE AND THROW FRAGMENTS 1600 meters (1 MILE) OR MORE IF FIRE REACHES CARGO.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from EtOH or MeOH. Dry it in vacuo.[Beilstein 6 H 288, 6 I 140, 6 II 280, 6 III 968, 6 IV 1456.]

InChI:InChI=1/C7H5N3O7/c1-17-5-3-2-4(8(11)12)6(9(13)14)7(5)10(15)16/h2-3H,1H3

Upstream product

• 4732-14-3 2,4,6-trinitro-phenetole 
• 124-41-4 sodium methylate 
• 1600-31-3 2-azido-1,3,5-trinitro-benzene 
• 123-11-5 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde 
• 121-33-5 vanillin 
• 100-66-3 methoxybenzene 
• 92411-48-8 2,4,6-trinitro-anisole; compound with pyrene 
• 85577-54-4 S,S-diethyl-S-3-<(hexadecyloxy)sulfonyl>propylsulfonium picrate 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 364-44-3 picryl fluoride 
• 1455-13-6 deuteromethanol 
• 7697-37-2 nitric acid 
• 119-52-8 4,4'-dimethoxybenzoin 
• 1226-42-2 1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,2-ethanedione 

Downstream Products

• 27141-70-4 N-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)aziridine 
• 2572-12-5 N-methyl pyridinium picrate 
• 36137-45-8 2-aminopyrimidinium picrate 
• 2572-13-6 2-methyl-isoquinolinium; picrate 
• 17589-34-3 picric acid ; trimethyl-octadecyl-ammonium picrate 
• 10337-34-5 2,4,6-trinitro-anisole; compound with sodium methylate 
• 4732-14-3 2,4,6-trinitro-phenetole 
• 80792-88-7 2,4,6-trinitro-4'-acetyldiphenylamine 
• 16552-39-9 1-(p-Methoxy)phenylamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene 
• 7539-29-9 N-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,6-trinitroaniline 
• 35606-30-5 tri-N-methyl-anilinium; picrate 
• 66706-33-0 N-methyl-N-phenyl-N'-picryl-hydrazine 
• 18885-73-9 N,N-dimethyl-N'-picryl-p-phenylenediamine 
• 103019-16-5 N¹,N²?bis(2,4,6?trinitrophenyl)ethane?1,2?diamine 

Relevant articles and documents

Oxygen carriers based on electrochemically reduced trinitroarenes

1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and 1-methoxy-2,4,6- trinitrobenzene undergoes reversible dimerization, after electrochemical reduction of two units of corresponding anion radical. The π-dimer formed captures molecular oxygen (O2)

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution for heteroatoms: An oxidative electrochemical approach

The nucleophilic aromatic substitution for heteroatom through electrochemical oxidation of the intermediate σ-complexes (Meisenheimer complexes) in simple nitroaromatic compounds is reported for the first time (NASX process). The studies have been carried out with hydride, cyanide, fluoride, methoxy, and ethanethiolate anions and n-butylamine as a nucleophile, at the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and preparative electrolysis level. The cyclic voltammetry experiments allow for detection and characterization of the σ-complexes and they have led us to a proposal for the mechanism of the oxidation step. Furthermore, the power of the CV technique in the analysis of the reaction mixture throughout the whole chemical and electrochemical process is described.

The activation of SNAr reactions by the superstrong electron-withdrawing substituent CF3S(O)=NSO2CF3

The chlorine lability of the 2-nitrochlorobenzene derivative which contains the superstrong electron-withdrawing substituent CF3S(O)=NSO2CF3 in position 4 has been compared with the analogous 4-trifluoromethylsulphonyl derivative and picryl chloride in nucleophilic substitution.During interaction with hard nucleophilic agents, the effect of one superstrong substituent approximately corresponds to the influence of two nitro groups in positions 2 and 4.With soft reagents, picryl chloride is more active than the compound containing the CF3S(O)=NSO2CF3 group, polarizable only with difficulty.