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Properties of substance:

methyl nitrate

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

CH3NO3

Structural formula as text:

CH3ONO2

Molar/atomic mass: 77.04

Melting point (°C):

-82.95

Boiling point (°C):

64.6

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

diethyl ether: very soluble [Ref.]
ethanol: very soluble [Ref.]
water: 3.85 (20°C) [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Impact sensitivity (cm): 40
Heat of Explosion (kJ/kg): 4420
Detonation velocity (m/s): 6400

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-156.3 (l)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-43.4 (l)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

217.1 (l)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

157.3 (l)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-122 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

305.8 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

76.6 (g)

References:

  1. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. - 6 ed., Vol. 1. - Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999. - pp. 180-181
  2. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 90ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 5-20
  3. Краткая химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 3: Мальтаза-Пиролиз. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1964. - pp. 189-190 [Russian]
  4. Химический энциклопедический словарь. - Под ред. Кнунянц И.Л. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1983. - pp. 333 [Russian]
  5. Хмельницкий Л.И. Справочник по взрывчатым веществам. - Ч. 2. - М., 1962. - pp. 37-41 [Russian]

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