Nitrourea

Nitrourea
Nitrourea
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Nitrourea
Other names
N-Nitrocarbamide
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 556-89-8 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 56160 checkY
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.314 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 62372
UNII
  • 3UA35787YZ checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID4060311 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/CH3N3O3/c2-1(5)3-4(6)7/h(H3,2,3,5) checkY
    Key: CMUOJBJRZUHRMU-DTXNPOPMCO checkY
  • C(=O)(N)N[N+](=O)[O-]
  • NC(=O)N[N+]([O-])=O
Properties
Chemical formula
 C1H3N3O3
Molar mass 105.05 g/mol
Appearance White crystalline solid
Density 1.73 g/cm3
Boiling point 155°C (decomposition)
Solubility in water
 Soluble
Solubility Soluble in ethanol, methanol, acetone
Slightly soluble in benzene and chloroform
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity Medium
Friction sensitivity Low
Detonation velocity 6860
RE factor 1.01
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Urea nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

Nitrourea is a strong high explosive compound[1] synthesized by the nitration of urea or by way of a dehydration reaction of urea nitrate.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nitrourea". CAMEO Chemicals. NOAA. 2.4.
  2. ^ Ingersoll, A. W.; Armendt, B. F. (1925). "Nitrourea". Organic Syntheses. 5: 85; Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 417.


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