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Nitromethane is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH₃NO₂. It is the simplest organic nitro compound.

Properties

Chemical

Physical

Nitromethane is a colorless, slightly viscous, highly polar liquid. It is poorly soluble in water. It freezes at −29°C and boils at around 100°C

Availability

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Preparation

Nitromethane is produced industrially by treating propane with nitric acid at 350–450 °C. This exothermic reaction produces the four industrially significant nitroalkanes: nitromethane, nitroethane, 1-nitropropane, and 2-nitropropane. Nitromethane is extracted via distillation.

Another method involves the reaction between sodium chloroacetate and sodium nitrite in aqueous solution:

ClCH₂COONa + NaNO₂ + H₂O → CH₃NO₂ + NaCl + NaHCO₃

Projects

• Methyl nitroacetate synthesis
• Fuel
• Make ANNM

Handling

Safety

Storage

Disposal

References

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