Tetranitromethane

Tetranitromethane^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name Tetranitromethane
	Other names TNM; Tetan
Identifiers
CAS Number	509-14-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL261663 ;
ChemSpider	13842838 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.359
EC Number	208-094-7;
KEGG	C19300 ;
PubChem CID	10509;
RTECS number	PB4025000;
UNII	K1G7CKU98F ;
UN number	1510
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5021334 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CN4O8/c6-2(7)1(3(8)9,4(10)11)5(12)13 Key: NYTOUQBROMCLBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/CN4O8/c6-2(7)1(3(8)9,4(10)11)5(12)13 Key: NYTOUQBROMCLBJ-UHFFFAOYAA;
	SMILES C([N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-];
Properties
Chemical formula	C(NO2)4
Molar mass	196.04 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless to pale-yellow liquid or solid
Odor	Pungent
Density	1.623 g/cm3
Melting point	13.8 °C (56.8 °F; 286.9 K)
Boiling point	126 °C (259 °F; 399 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Vapor pressure	8 mmHg (20°C)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-43.02·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Oxidant, can form explosive mixtures
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H271, H301, H315, H319, H330, H335, H351
Precautionary statements	P201, P202, P210, P220, P221, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P283, P284, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P306+P360, P308+P313, P310, P312, P320, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P371+P380+P375, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 1 2 OX
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LC50 (median concentration)	18 ppm (rat, 4 hr); 100 ppm (cat, 20 min); 54 ppm (mouse, 4 hr)
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 1 ppm (8 mg/m3)
REL (Recommended)	TWA 1 ppm (8 mg/m3)
IDLH (Immediate danger)	4 ppm
Safety data sheet (SDS)	ICSC 1468
Related compounds
Related compounds	Hexanitroethane; Octanitropentane; Trinitromethane
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Tetranitromethane or TNM is an organic oxidizer with chemical formula C(NO₂)₄. Its chemical structure consists of four nitro groups attached to one carbon atom. In 1857 it was first synthesised by the reaction of sodium cyanoacetamide with nitric acid.^[4]

^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9164.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0605". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ "Tetranitromethane". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ L. N. Shishkov (1857). "Sur la constitution de l'acetic fulminique et un nouvelle serie de corps derives de l'acide acetique". Annales de chimie et de physique. 49 (11): 310.

[1] Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9164.

[PGCH-2] NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0605". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[3] "Tetranitromethane". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[4] L. N. Shishkov (1857). "Sur la constitution de l'acetic fulminique et un nouvelle serie de corps derives de l'acide acetique". Annales de chimie et de physique. 49 (11): 310.

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