
Nitroethane
Nitroethane appears as a colorless oily liquid with a pleasant odor. Flash point of 82 °F. Decomposes above 350 °F. Density 1.052 g / cm3. Vapors much heavier than air. and insoluble in water. Vapors may irritate skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion. Used as a propellant and as a solvent. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- 1-nitroethane
- Molecular formula
- C2H5NO2
- Molecular weight
- 75.07 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 75.032028402 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 45.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16268
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL15625
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8020969
- PubMed:22428888
- PubMed:22421324
- PubMed:22412732
- PubMed:22335170
- PubMed:22129139
- PubMed:21754241
- PubMed:21721624
- PubMed:21589437
- PubMed:21587993
- PubMed:21583722
- PubMed:21582947
- PubMed:21578889
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