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nitroethane
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Nitroethane is an organic compound having the chemical formula C2H5NO2. Similar in many regards to nitromethane, nitroethane is an oily liquid at standard temperature and pressure. Pure nitroethane is colorless and has a fruity odor.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H5NO2
- Molecular weight
- 75.07 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-nitroethane
- SMILES
- CC[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- MCSAJNNLRCFZED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 45.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 75.032
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- lower flammable limit
- 3.4
- chemical formula
- C₂H₅NO₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC[N+](=O)[O-]
- ionization energy
- 10.88
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0453
- density
- 1.05
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 3070
- melting point
- -89.52
- boiling point
- 114.07
- vapor pressure
- 21
- flash point
- 82
- solubility
- 5
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 310
- electric dipole moment
- 3.23
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- Nitroethane
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Nitroethane is an organic compound having the chemical formula C2H5NO2. Similar in many regards to nitromethane, nitroethane is an oily liquid at standard temperature and pressure. Pure nitroethane is colorless and has a fruity odor.
== Preparation == Nitroethane is produced industrially by treating propane with nitric acid at 350–450 °C. This exothermic reaction produces four industrially significant nitroalkanes: nitromethane, nitroethane, 1-nitropropane, and 2-nitropropane. The reaction involves free radicals, such as CH3CH2CH2O., which arise via homolysis of the corresponding nitrite ester. These alkoxy radicals are susceptible to C—C fragmentation reactions, which explains the formation of a mixture of products.