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
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Nitromethane; Nitrocarbol; CH3NO2; Nitrometan; UN 1261; NM; NSC 428
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Individual Reactions

CH₂NO₂^- +  =

By formula: CH₂NO₂^- + H⁺ = CH₃NO₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CH₃NO₂ = (Cl^- • CH₃NO₂)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cl^- • CH₃NO₂) + CH₃NO₂ = (Cl^- • 2CH₃NO₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + CH₃NO₂ = (NO₂^- • CH₃NO₂)

C₆H₇N⁺ +  = (C₆H₇N⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₇N⁺ + CH₃NO₂ = (C₆H₇N⁺ • CH₃NO₂)

Free energy of reaction

(CH₃NO₂^- • ) +  = (CH₃NO₂^- • 2)

By formula: (CH₃NO₂^- • CH₃NO₂) + CH₃NO₂ = (CH₃NO₂^- • 2CH₃NO₂)

CH₆N⁺ +  = (CH₆N⁺ • )

By formula: CH₆N⁺ + CH₃NO₂ = (CH₆N⁺ • CH₃NO₂)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type NH+-O between organics

CH₂NO₂^- +  = C₂H₅N₂O₄^-

By formula: CH₂NO₂^- + CH₃NO₂ = C₂H₅N₂O₄^-

C₃H₉N₃O₆^- + 3 = C₄H₁₂N₄O₈^-

By formula: C₃H₉N₃O₆^- + 3CH₃NO₂ = C₄H₁₂N₄O₈^-

C₂H₅N₂O₄^- + 2 = C₃H₈N₃O₆^-

By formula: C₂H₅N₂O₄^- + 2CH₃NO₂ = C₃H₈N₃O₆^-

C₃H₈N₃O₆^- + 3 = C₄H₁₁N₄O₈^-

By formula: C₃H₈N₃O₆^- + 3CH₃NO₂ = C₄H₁₁N₄O₈^-

C₄H₁₁N₄O₈^- + 4 = C₅H₁₄N₅O₁₀^-

By formula: C₄H₁₁N₄O₈^- + 4CH₃NO₂ = C₅H₁₄N₅O₁₀^-

C₂H₆N₂O₆^- + 2 = C₃H₉N₃O₈^-

By formula: C₂H₆N₂O₆^- + 2CH₃NO₂ = C₃H₉N₃O₈^-

C₄H₁₂N₄O₈^- + 4 = C₅H₁₅N₅O₁₀^-

By formula: C₄H₁₂N₄O₈^- + 4CH₃NO₂ = C₅H₁₅N₅O₁₀^-

C₃H₉N₃O₈^- + 3 = C₄H₁₂N₄O₁₀^-

By formula: C₃H₉N₃O₈^- + 3CH₃NO₂ = C₄H₁₂N₄O₁₀^-

CH₃N₂O₄^- + 2 = C₂H₆N₃O₆^-

By formula: CH₃N₂O₄^- + 2CH₃NO₂ = C₂H₆N₃O₆^-

C₂H₆ClN₂O₄^- + 3 = C₃H₉ClN₃O₆^-

By formula: C₂H₆ClN₂O₄^- + 3CH₃NO₂ = C₃H₉ClN₃O₆^-

C₁₁H₁₀⁺ +  = (C₁₁H₁₀⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₁H₁₀⁺ + CH₃NO₂ = (C₁₁H₁₀⁺ • CH₃NO₂)

C₂H₆N₃O₆^- + 3 = C₃H₉N₄O₈^-

By formula: C₂H₆N₃O₆^- + 3CH₃NO₂ = C₃H₉N₄O₈^-

C₃H₉N₄O₈^- + 4 = C₄H₁₂N₅O₁₀^-

By formula: C₃H₉N₄O₈^- + 4CH₃NO₂ = C₄H₁₂N₅O₁₀^-

C₅H₁₀NO₂⁺ +  = (C₅H₁₀NO₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₅H₁₀NO₂⁺ + CH₃NO₂ = (C₅H₁₀NO₂⁺ • CH₃NO₂)

C₅H₁₂NO₂⁺ +  = (C₅H₁₂NO₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₅H₁₂NO₂⁺ + CH₃NO₂ = (C₅H₁₂NO₂⁺ • CH₃NO₂)

C₃H₉ClN₃O₆^- + 4 = C₄H₁₂ClN₄O₈^-

By formula: C₃H₉ClN₃O₆^- + 4CH₃NO₂ = C₄H₁₂ClN₄O₈^-

C₄H₁₂N₄O₁₀^- + 4 = C₅H₁₅N₅O₁₂^-

By formula: C₄H₁₂N₄O₁₀^- + 4CH₃NO₂ = C₅H₁₅N₅O₁₂^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + CH₃NO₂ = (Li⁺ • CH₃NO₂)

CH₃NO₂^- +  = (CH₃NO₂^- • )

By formula: CH₃NO₂^- + CH₃NO₂ = (CH₃NO₂^- • CH₃NO₂)

 +  = CH₃BrNO₂^-

By formula: Br^- + CH₃NO₂ = CH₃BrNO₂^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + CH₃NO₂ = (I^- • CH₃NO₂)

IR Spectrum

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• GAS (20 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH II) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  T	Temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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