02484

Nitromethane

analytical standard

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CH₃NO₂
• CAS Number: 75-52-5
• Molecular Weight: 61.04
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1698205
• EC Number: 200-876-6
• MDL number: MFCD00007400
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329747446
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 2.1 (vs air)
• assay: ≥99.0% (GC)
• autoignition temp.: 784 °F
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• expl. lim.: 7.3 %, 33 °F
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.382 (lit.); n20/D 1.382
• bp: 101.2 °C (lit.)
• mp: −29 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.127 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental
• format: neat
• SMILES string: C[N+]([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/CH3NO2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3
• InChI key: LYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Nitromethane belongs to the class of residual solvents which are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are employed in manufacturing processes of pharmaceutical industries.

Application

Nitromethane has been used as a reference standard for the determination of nitromethane in cigarette smoke by high-throughput solid phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography−mass spectrometry (SPME-GC−MS) and in drug substances by static headspace GC. It may be used as a reference standard for the determination of nitromethane in gaseous and liquid samples by thermal desorption−GC-MS.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H226,H302 + H332,H351,H361d
• pcodes: P202 - P210 - P233 - P301 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2
• Storage Class: 4.1A - Other explosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 95.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 35 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter