Methane, nitro-

• Formula: CH₃NO₂
• Molecular weight: 61.0400
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3NO2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-52-5
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• Other names: Nitromethane; Nitrocarbol; CH3NO2; Nitrometan; UN 1261; NM; NSC 428
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References

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Aminabhavi, Manjeshwar, et al., 1987
Aminabhavi, T.M.; Manjeshwar, L.S.; Balundgi, R.H., Viscosities of Binary Liquid Mixtures, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1987, 32, 50-2. [all data]

Manjeshwar and Aminabhavi, 1987
Manjeshwar, L.S.; Aminabhavi, T.M., Densities and Viscosities of Binary Liquid Mixtures at 45 deg. C, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1987, 32, 409-12. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Nakanishi, Shirai, et al., 1968
Nakanishi, K.; Shirai, H.; Nakasato, K., Vapor-liquid Equilibria of Binary Systems of Methanol with Anisole, Chglorobenzene, Nitromethane, and Puridine, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1968, 13, 188-91. [all data]

Brown and Smith, 1960
Brown, I.; Smith, F., Liquid-Vapour Equilibria X. The Systems Acetone + Nitromethane and Acetone + Acetonitrile at 45 deg C, Aust. J. Chem., 1960, 13, 30. [all data]

Toops, 1956
Toops, E.E., Physical Properties of High Purity Nitroparaffins, J. Phys. Chem., 1956, 60, 304-6. [all data]

Brown and Smith, 1955
Brown, I.; Smith, F., Liquid-vapor equilibria. VII. The systems nitromethane+benzene and nitromethane+carbon tetrachloride at 45C., Aust. J. Chem., 1955, 8, 501. [all data]

Brown and Smith, 1955, 2
Brown, I.; Smith, F., Liquid-vapour equilibria: vi the systems acetonitrile + benzene at 45 c and acetonitrile + nitromethane at 60!31c, Aust. J. Chem., 1955, 8, 62. [all data]

Dreisbach and Martin, 1949
Dreisbach, R.R.; Martin, R.A., Physical Data on Some Organic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 2875-8. [all data]

Lecat, 1947
Lecat, M., Orthobaric Azeotropes of Sulfides, Bull. Cl. Sci., Acad. R. Belg., 1947, 33, 160-82. [all data]

Rogowski, 1942
Rogowski, F., Molecular Structure of Nitromethane, Methyl Nitrite and Methyl Nitrate in the Gas State by Electron Diffraction, Chem. Ber., 1942, 75, 244. [all data]

Hodge, 1940
Hodge, E.B., Vapor pressures for six aliphatic nitro compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1940, 32, 748. [all data]

Lecat, 1930
Lecat, M., Azeotropism in Binary Mixtures Containing an Alcohol Mixed with an amine, a nitro derivative, an ether or water., Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1930, 186, 119. [all data]

Lecat, 1926
Lecat, M., New binary azeotropes second list, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1926, 45, 620-627. [all data]

Mathews, 1926
Mathews, J.H., The Accurate Measurement of Heats of Vaporization of Liquids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 562. [all data]

Grimm and Patrick, 1923
Grimm, F.V.; Patrick, W.A., The Dielectric Constastants of Organic Liquids at the Boilin Point, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1923, 45, 2794. [all data]

Perkin, 1889
Perkin, W.H., The Magneto Rotatory Power of Nitrogne Compounds. also of Hydrochloric Hydrobromic and Hydroioidic Acids and of some of the Salts of Ammonia and the Compound Ammonias, J. Chem. Soc., 1889, 55, 680. [all data]

Notes

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