Title: Nitramide
CAS Registry Number: 7782-94-7
Molecular Formula: H2N2O2
Molecular Weight: 62.03
Percent Composition: H 3.25%, N 45.16%, O 51.59%
Line Formula: H2NNO2
Literature References: Prepd from potassium nitrocarbamate: Thiele, Lachmann, Ber. 27, 1909 (1894); Ann. 288, 267 (1895); Marlies, La Mer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 57, 2008 (1935); Marlies et al., Inorg. Synth. 1, 68 (1939).
Properties: Unstable, shiny, white leaflets from ether + petr ether, mp 72-75° (dec). Dipole moment 3.7. Should be freshly prepd when needed. Does not explode under ordinary conditions. Handle in glass or platinum! Sol in ether, alcohol, acetone, water. Slightly sol in benzene. Practically insol in petr ether, chloroform.
Melting point: mp 72-75° (dec) |