Nomenclature
CAS number: 598-58-3
Nitric acid methyl ester.
CH
3NO
3; mol wt 77.04.
C 15.59%, H 3.93%, N 18.18%, O 62.30%.
CH
3ONO
2.
Description and references
Prepn from methanol and nitric acid in the
presence of sulfuric acid: Black, Babers, Org. Synth. coll. vol. II, 412 (1943).
Properties
Liquid. Solid at 83°. bp760 64.6° (explodes). d420 1.2075. nD20 1.3748. Slightly sol in water. Sol in
alcohol, ether.Use
Has been used as rocket propellant. Does not need
external oxygen for combustion.