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| IUPAC name
Nitrosomethane | |
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| Properties | |
| CH3NO | |
| Molar mass | 45.041 g·mol−1 |
| Boiling point | −18.3 °C (−0.9 °F; 254.8 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nitrosomethane is an organic chemical compound with the chemical formula CH3NO.
It is an organic chemical compound made up from a methyl group (-CH3) and nitroso group (-NO). At room temperature, it is a flammable gas that boils at -18.3 °C (±9.0 °C).
Same as trifluoronitrosomethane (a rather rare example of a blue gas), it can be synthesized by the reaction of nitric oxide with methyl iodide with a catalytic amount of mercury metal:
Nitrosomethane is related to a few other compounds, such as: