Methyl nitrate boiling point

Imidazole, 4-methyl-annular tautomerism, 5, 363 association, 5, 362 boiling point, 5, 362 bromination, 5, 398 deuteration, 5, 417 diazo coupling, 5, 403 hydrogen bonding, S, 350 hydroxymethylation, 5, 404 iodination, 5, 400 kinetics, 5, 401 mass spectra, 5, 358 melting point, 5, 362 methylation, 5, 364 sulfonation, 5, 397 synthesis, 5, 479-480, 482, 484, 489 Imidazole, 5-methyl-annular tautomerism, 5, 363 Imidazole, l-methyl-4-chloro-ethylation, 5, 386 Imidazole, l-methyl-5-chloro-ethylation, 5, 386 nitration, 5, 395... 

Remove the ether by simple distillation or by evaporation on the steam bath under an aspirator tube. See Fig. 5 in Chapter 5 or Fig. 9 in Chapter 3 or use a rotary evaporator (Fig. 7 in Chapter 10). When evaporation ceases, add 2-3 g of anhydrous sodium sulfate to the residual oil and heat for about 5 min longer. Then decant the methyl benzoate into a 50-mL round-bottomed flask, attach a stillhead, dry out the ordinary condenser and use it without water circulating in the jacket, and distill. The boiling point of the ester is so high (199°C) that a water-cooled condenser is liable to crack. Use a tared 25-mL Erlenmeyer as the receiver and collect material boiling above 190°C. A typical student yield is about 7 g. See Chapter 36 for the nitration of methyl benzoate. 

A different approach takes advantage of the properties of nitromannite to create a self-detonating booby trap device. In the methyl nitrate section, mention was made of an attack plan featuring a bottle of methyl nitrate taped with heat resistant tape or other loose yet durable attachment to the exhaust manifold of a car. Nitromannite is much more suitable for this usage for several reasons. First of all, it is safer to make. Secondly, the heat from the exhaust will first melt the crystals, making them much more dense and more powerful. Finally, nitromannite will not half boil away before it explodes like methyl nitrate will (boiling point of methyl nitrate, about 65° C). For these reasons, nitromannite is much more likely to give satisfactory results in this attack plan. 

Problem 1 Methyl nitrate, CH3NO3, is used as a rocket propellant. It explodes when heated to its boiling point, 64.5°C (148°F)... 

Methyl nitrate is a transparent colorless oily liquid with a sweetish odor. Its density is 1.21 and boiling point is 65-66 °C. The viscosity is lower than water, thus its fluxility is good. It is miscible with alcohols. About 385 g methyl nitrate can be dissolved in 100 mL water at 25 °C. The dissolving capacity of methyl nitrate for collodion and high-nitrogen cellulose nitrate is strong. The vapor of methyl nitrate is flammable and would be exploded at 150 °C. In closed condition, methyl nitrate would be vapor exploded by spark or ultraviolet irradiation at 250-300 °C. 

Because of low boiling point and high volatility, methyl nitrate cannot be washed by hot water. However, cold water also cannot be used in washing step because of the low viscosity of methyl nitrate. A new preparation method [46, 49] of methyl nitrate was proposed as the following equation. 

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