509-14-8 Methane, tetranitro-

Name: Methane, tetranitro-
Synonyms: NSC 16146;TNM; Tetranitromethane
CAS Number:509-14-8
Molecular Formula:CN4 O8
Molecular Weight:196.05
EINECS:
Density:1.637 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Boiling Point:126 °C(lit.)
Flash Point:>230 °F
Safety Description:Confirmed carcinogen with carcinogenic and neoplastigenic data. Poison by ingestion, inhalation, intravenous, and intraperitoneal routes. Irritating to the skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and respiratory passages, and does serious damage to the liver. Mutation data reported. It occurs as an impurity in crude TNT, and is thought to be mainly responsible for the irritating properties of that material. It can cause pulmonary edema, mild methemoglobinemia, and fatty degeneration of the liver and kidneys.

A powerful oxidizer. A very dangerous fire hazard. A severe explosion hazard when shocked or exposed to heat. May explode during distillation. Potentially explosive reaction with ferrocene, pyridine, sodium ethoxide. Mixtures with amines (e.g., aniline) ignite spontaneously and may explode. Mixtures with cotton or toluene may explode when ignited. Forms sensitive and powerful explosive mixtures with nitrobenzene, 1-nitrotoluene, 4-nitrotoluene, 1,3-dinitrobenzene, 1-nitronaphthalene, other oxygen-deficient explosives, hydrocarbons. Can react vigorously with oxidizing materials. Incompatible with aluminum. When heated to decomposition it emits highly toxic fumes of NO_x. Used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants and as an explosive. See also NITRATES; EXPLOSIVES, HIGH.
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