nitromethane
A primary nitroalkane that is methane in which one of the hydrogens is replace by a nitro group. A polar solvent (b.p. 101 degreeC), it is an important starting material in organic synthesis. It is also used as a fuel for rockets and radio-controlled models.
Exact Synonyms
nitromethane
Related Synonyms
CH3NO2
MeNO2
class Information
charge
0
formula
CH3NO2
has_dbxref
- CAS:75-52-5
- KEGG:C19275
- MetaCyc:CPD-8133
- PMID:11100413
- PMID:21860501
- PMID:26735907
- PMID:26800205
- PMID:4207867
- PMID:999282
- Reaxys:1698205
- Wikipedia:Nitromethane
has_obo_namespace
chebi_ontology
inchikey
LYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N
inchi
InChI=1S/CH3NO2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3
in_subset
mass
61.04000
monoisotopicmass
61.01638
smiles
C[N+]([O-])=O