methyl nitrate

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
598-58-3

[ Name ]:
methyl nitrate

[Synonym ]:
Methylester kyseliny dusicne
nitrooxy-methane
methyl-nitrate
nitric acid methyl ester
Salpetersaeure-methylester
EINECS 209-941-3

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.2g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
65ºC

[ Melting Point ]:
-108ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
CH3NO3

[ Molecular Weight ]:
77.03940

[ Flash Point ]:
24ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
77.01130

[ PSA ]:
55.05000

[ LogP ]:
0.34770

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.368

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
QV0100000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Nitric acid, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
598-58-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
1699872
LAST UPDATED :
199710
DATA ITEMS CITED :
7
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C-H3-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
77.05
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
WNO1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
344 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
1275 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
1820 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
5942 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
548 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Liver - other changes Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977

Safety Information

[ HS Code ]:
2920909090

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • propene
  • Propane Residual Solvent Standard
  • ethyl 2-methyl-1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)hydrazine-1-carboxylate
  • Trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate
  • 3-methylbutaneperoxoic acid
  • Peroxypentanoic acid
  • Methanol
  • methyl iodide

DownStream

  • methylamine
  • 1-tert-butyl-3-nitrobenzene
  • 1-tert-butyl-2-nitrobenzene
  • Benzene,1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-nitro-
  • nitrobenzene
  • 4-Nitroanisole
  • nitroanisole
  • 2-Nitrobiphenyl
  • 3-nitrobiphenyl
  • pnb

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2920909090

[ Summary ]:
2920909090 esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives。Supervision conditions:None。VAT:17.0%。Tax rebate rate:9.0%。MFN tariff:6.5%。General tariff:30.0%


Related Compounds

  • atropine methyl nitrate
  • Scopolamine Methyl Nitrate
  • (4-formylphenyl)methyl nitrate
  • 6-chloro-2-pyridylmethyl nitrate
  • 3-Methyl-3-oxetanemethyl nitrate
  • (5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methyl nitrate