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Nitroethane

Catalog No. A10855 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 79-24-3 Website
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SYNONYMS

Title
硝基乙烷
IUPAC name
nitroethane
IUPAC Traditional name
nitroetan

DATABASE IDS

Merck Index 146597
CAS Number 79-24-3
Beilstein Number 1209324
EC Number 201-188-9
MDL Number MFCD00007404

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Boiling Point 112-115°C
Density 1.046
Flash Point 30°C(86°F)
Melting Point -89°C
Refractive Index 1.3920
GHS Pictograms GHS02
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Hazard statements H226-H302-H332
European Hazard Symbols X
GHS Precautionary statements P210-P241-P261-P303+P361+P353-P403+P235-P501A
Risk Statements 10-20/22
RTECS KI5600000
Safety Statements 9-25-41
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 3
UN Number UN2842
Packing Group III

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • For further reactions of aliphatic nitro-compounds, see Nitromethane, A11806.
  • Aldehydes are converted to nitriles in one step in the presence of NaOAc/AcOH (NH4OAc gives the "expected" alkylidene derivative): Synthesis, 510 (1985):
  • For a review of the use of nitro-compounds as alkyl anion synthons, including methods for removing the nitro-group from the resulting carbon skeletons, see: Synthesis, 833 (1988).