Description
General description
Nitromethane is an aliphatic nitro compound that is commonly used as a solvent for chemical processing and analysis.
Our premium ACS solvents are ideal for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning. They meet or exceed the rigorous standards of the American Chemical Society (ACS), ensuring high-quality results for your research needs.

Premium ACS Solvents: Our solvents meet or exceed the stringent standards set by the American Chemical Society, ensuring high quality and reliability for your laboratory applications.

Replicable and Publishable Results: Designed for consistency, our solvents deliver results that can be reliably reproduced, making them ideal for research that requires publication.

Versatile Applications: Suitable for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning, our solvents cater to a wide range of research needs in the laboratory.

Application
Nitromethane can be used as a solvent in the:FeCl₃-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with alcohols.
Cobalt-catalyzed dehydration of aldoximes to nitriles.
Chemoselective oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds.
Gold-catalyzed hydroarylation of aryl-substituted alkynes.
Specifications

General

UNSPSC Code12352102
NACRESNA.21
PubChem Substance ID329755264
EC Number200-876-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number1698205
MDL numberMFCD00007400
InChI keyLYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI1S/CH3NO2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3
SMILES stringC[N+]([O-])=O
gradeACS reagent
vapor density2.1 (vs air)
vapor pressure2.7 mmHg ( 20 °C)
assay≥95%
formliquid
autoignition temp.784 °F
expl. lim.7.3 %, 33 °F
dilution(for analytical testing)
impurities≤0.05% water
colorAPHA: ≤10
Quality Level200
refractive indexn20/D 1.382 (lit.)
pH6.4 (20 °C, 0.01 g/L)
bp101.2 °C (lit.)
mp−29 °C (lit.)
density1.127 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
suitabilityclear for appearance
Merck 360554 Nitromethane | IRIGHT