CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Ethyl nitrate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. Prolonged exposure to fire or heat may cause vigorous decomposition and rupturing of the container. Denser than water and insoluble in water. Vapors are heavier than air. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion. |
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| Color/Form | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | Pleasant odor |
| Taste | Sweet taste |
| Boiling Point | 87.2 °C @ 762 mm Hg |
| Melting Point | -94.6 °C |
| Flash Point | 50 °F (NFPA, 2010) |
| Solubility | Sol in alcohol and ether; insoluble in water |
| Density | 1.1084 @ 20 °C/4 °C |
| Vapor Density | 3.1 (Air= 1) |
| Vapor Pressure | 64.0 [mmHg] |
| Decomposition | On decomp, they emit toxic fumes. /Nitrates/ |
| Heat of Combustion | 322.4 kcal (vapor) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.3852 @ 20 °C |
| Kovats Retention Index | 611.9 |
| Other Experimental Properties | 1 MG/L= 269 PPM; 1 PPM= 3.72 MG/CU M @ 25 °C, 760 MM HG |
| Chemical Classes | Nitrogen Compounds -> Nitrates and Nitrites |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 91.07 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 0.9 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 91.026943022 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 91.026943022 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 55 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 6 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 47.2 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Ethyl nitrate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. Prolonged exposure to fire or heat may cause vigorous decomposition and rupturing of the container. Denser than water and insoluble in water. Vapors are heavier than air. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion.