Dinitromethane

Dinitromethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Dinitromethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/CH2N2O4/c4-2(5)1-3(6)7/h1H2 Y
    Key: WINNISSSXBRWMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/CH2N2O4/c4-2(5)1-3(6)7/h1H2
    Key: WINNISSSXBRWMA-UHFFFAOYAE
  • C([N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
CH2N2O4
Molar mass 106.037 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Odor Pleasant
Boiling point 39 to 40 °C (102 to 104 °F; 312 to 313 K) (at 2 mmHg)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Dinitromethane is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH2(NO2)2.[2] Purified dinitromethane is a colorless liquid with a weak pleasant odor. It is relatively stable at room temperature and can be safely stored for months at 0 °C.[1]

Synthesis

The conjugate base of dinitromethane, dinitromethanide, was first prepared in 1884 by reduction of bromodinitromethane using hydrogen sulfide as its potassium salt.[3] Several years later, the neutral dinitromethane compound was prepared by reacting potassium dinitromethanide with hydrogen fluoride and diethyl ether.[1] Free dinitromethane was previously understood to be a pale, yellow oil that decomposed rapidly at ambient temperatures.[4] Several other synthetic methods for producing various dinitromethanide salts were later reported.[5]

Safety

The transportation of dinitromethane is forbidden by the U.S. Department of Transportation.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Legin, G. Ya.; Okhlobystina, L. V.; Fainzilberg, A. A. (1965). "Preparation of pure dinitromethane and its physical properties". Russian Chemical Bulletin. 14 (12): 2190–2191. doi:10.1007/BF00846018.
  2. ^ Linstrom, P. J.; Mallard, W. G. (eds.). "Dinitromethane". NIST Chemistry WebBook, NIST Standard Reference Database Number 69. NIST.
  3. ^ Villiers, R. (1884). "Sur le bromure d'èthylène tétranitré". Bulletin de la Société Chimique de France. 41: 281.
  4. ^ Duden, P. (1893). "Ueber das Dinitromethan". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 26 (3): 3003–3011. doi:10.1002/cber.189302603135.
  5. ^ Mondal, Subrata; Lal, Sohan; Kumbhakarna, Neeraj; Chowdhury, Arindrajit; Namboothiri, Irishi N. N.; Vaitheeswaran, G. (2025). "Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Structural and Energetic Properties of Potassium Dinitromethanide". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 50 (10): 70–78. doi:10.1002/prep.70047.
  6. ^ "DOT Hazardous Materials". Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
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