2-METHYL-2-NITRO-1,3-PROPANEDIOL

2-METHYL-2-NITRO-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Basic information

Product Name:	2-METHYL-2-NITRO-1,3-PROPANEDIOL
Synonyms:	2-METHYL-2-NITRO-1,3-PROPANEDIOL;2-NITRO-2-METHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIOL;1,1-Dimethylol-1-nitroethane;1,3-Propanediol, 2-methyl-2-nitro-;2-methyl-2-nitro-3-propanediol;2-Methyl-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol;2-Methyl-2-nitropropanediol;3-Propanediol,2-methyl-2-nitro-1
CAS:	77-49-6
MF:	C4H9NO4
MW:	135.12
EINECS:	201-031-4
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Mol File:	77-49-6.mol

2-METHYL-2-NITRO-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Chemical Properties

Melting point	147-149 °C
Boiling point	248.79°C (rough estimate)
density	1.4474 (rough estimate)
refractive index	1.4183 (estimate)
Water Solubility	Soluble in water
pka	12.86±0.10(Predicted)
form	powder to crystal
color	White to Almost white
CAS DataBase Reference	77-49-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System	2-Methyl-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (77-49-6)

Safety Information

MSDS Information

Provider	Language
ACROS	English
ALFA	English

2-METHYL-2-NITRO-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties	white to yellowish crystals
Uses	Intermediate.
Hazard	Toxic by ingestion
Purification Methods	Crystallise it from n-butanol or Me2CO (m 150.6o). It decomposes on attempted distillation at 10mm. Its solubility in H2O is 80g/100mL at 20o. [Beilstein 1 H 489, 1 II 547, 1 III 2190, 1 IV 2537.]

2-METHYL-2-NITRO-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials	METHANOL WITH FORMALDEHYDE-->Nitroethane-->Formaldehyde
Preparation Products	2-NITRO-1-PROPANOL-->4-Methyl-4-nitro-1,3,2-dioxathiane 2-oxide

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