Methyl nitrate

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Methyl nitrate
• CAS No.: 598-58-3
• Molecular Formula: CH3 N O3
• Molecular Weight: 77.0397
• Hs Code.: 2920909090
• European Community (EC) Number: 209-941-3
• UNII: LAD9RT85ES
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID4073205
• Wikipedia: Methyl_nitrate
• Wikidata: Q425393
• Mol file: 598-58-3.mol

Synonyms:methyl nitrate;nitric acid, methyl ester

Chemical Property of Methyl nitrate

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: liquid
• Vapor Pressure: 218mmHg at 25°C
• Melting Point: -108 C
• Boiling Point: 65 C
• Flash Point: 24°C
• PSA: 55.05000
• Density: 1.2g/cm³
• LogP: 0.34770
• XLogP3: 0.5
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 77.011292958
• Heavy Atom Count: 5
• Complexity: 36.6

Purity/Quality:

99%, ^*data from raw suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): Explodes when heated, severe hazard when exposed to heat or shock. Narcotic, strong irritant to tissue.
• Hazard Codes: Explodes when heated, severe hazard when exposed to heat or shock. Narcotic, strong irritant to tissue.

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: Nitrogen Compounds -> Nitrates and Nitrites
• Canonical SMILES: CO[N+](=O)[O-]

Technology Process of Methyl nitrate

There total 49 articles about Methyl nitrate which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 99.5%

methyl iodide (74-88-4) → methyl nitrate (598-58-3)

Guidance literature:

With silver nitrate; at 0 - 25 ℃; Schlenk technique; Inert atmosphere;

DOI:10.1002/anie.201911300

Reference yield: 30.0%

chloroethane (75-00-3) → formaldehyd (50-00-0,30525-89-4,61233-19-0) + methyl nitrite (624-91-9) + methyl nitrate (598-58-3) + carbon dioxide (124-38-9,18923-20-1) + peroxyacetyl nitrate (2278-22-0)

Guidance literature:

With nitrogen(II) oxide; chlorine; In gas; at 21.9 ℃; under 700 Torr; Product distribution; Irradiation; dilution by air;

DOI:10.1021/j100125a016

Reference yield: 13.0%

C10H26N2O2Si2 (87580-26-5) → methyl nitrate (598-58-3) + Salpetersaeuretrimethylsilylester (18026-82-9) + C7H17N3O4Si (135299-71-7)

Guidance literature:

With tin(IV) chloride; dinitrogen pentoxide; In dichloromethane; at -20 ℃; for 2h;

DOI:10.1007/BF00961361

upstream raw materials:

methanol

sodium acetate

methyl-nitro-amine; ammonium salt

methyl-nitro-amine; tetramethylammonium salt

Downstream raw materials:

1,1-bis(methylsulfonyl)ethane

tetramethyl ammoniumhydroxide

9-methyluric acid

atropine methyl nitrate

Refernces

• 1、 Kazakov, A. I.,Rubtsov, Yu. I.,Zabelin, L. V.,Manelis, G. B.,Marchenko, G. N.. "MECHANISM AND KINETICS OF THE NITRATION OF METHANOL. COMMUNICATION 1. KINETICS OF THE NITRATION REACTION". . p. 1137 - 1141. Retrieved 1987.
• 2、 Biggs, Peter,Canosa-Mas, Carlos E.,Fracheboud, Jean-Marc,Parr, A. Douglas,Shallcross, Dudley E.,et al.. "Investigation into the Pressure Dependence between 1 and 10 Torr of the Reactions of NO2 with CH3 and CH3O". . p. 4163 - 4170. Retrieved 1993.
• 3、 Senum, G. I.,Fajer, R.,Gaffney, J. S.. "Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Thermal Stability of Peroxyacetyl Nitrate". . p. 152 - 156. Retrieved 1986.
• 4、 Reichel, Marco,Krumm, Burkhard,Vishnevskiy, Yury V.,Blomeyer, Sebastian,Schwabedissen, Jan,Stammler, Hans-Georg,Karaghiosoff, Konstantin,Mitzel, Norbert W.. "Solid-State and Gas-Phase Structures and Energetic Properties of the Dangerous Methyl and Fluoromethyl Nitrates". supporting information. p. 18557 - 18561. Retrieved 2019/11/19.
• 5、 Kundrat, Ondrej,Eigner, Vaclav,Dvorakova, Hana,Lhotak, Pavel. "S-alkylation of thiacalixarenes: A long-neglected possibility in the calixarene family". supporting information; scheme or table. p. 4032 - 4035. Retrieved 2011/09/20.