CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Methyl nitrite appears as a liquid or gas Boils at 10.4 °F. Moderately toxic by inhalation. Narcotic in high concentrations. Used as a rocket propellant. Differs from nitromethane (H3CNO2). |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Gas |
| Boiling Point | 64.6 °C @ 760 mm Hg (explodes) |
| Melting Point | -16 °C |
| Solubility | Soluble in ethanol and ether |
| Density | 0.991 |
| Vapor Pressure | 1,650 mm Hg @ 25 °C /Estimated/ |
| LogP | log Kow = 0.88 /Estimated/ |
| Henry's Law Constant | Henry's Law constant = 6.6X10-5 atm-cu m/mole /Estimated/ |
| Kovats Retention Index | 268 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 2.2X10-13 cu cm/molecule-sec |
| Chemical Classes | Nitrogen Compounds -> Nitrates and Nitrites |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 61.040 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 61.016378338 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 61.016378338 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 38.7 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 4 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 20 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
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Methyl nitrite appears as a liquid or gas Boils at 10.4 °F. Moderately toxic by inhalation. Narcotic in high concentrations. Used as a rocket propellant. Differs from nitromethane (H3CNO2).