Nitration with nitrogen oxides

Synonyms nitrogen peroxide Formula N02 MW 46.01 CAS [10102-44-0] occurs in the exhausts of automobiles and in cigarette smoke produced by the reaction of nitric acid with metals and decomposition of nitrates or during fire reddish-brown fuming liquid or gas sharp pungent odor liquefies at 21°C solidifies at -9.3°C density of liquid 1.45 at 20°C vapor 1.58 (air= 1) reacts with water to form nitric acid and nitrogen oxide reacts with alkalies to form nitrates and nitrites highly toxic. 

AFI-TIAZIN (92-84-2) Combustible solid. Mixture with acids or acid fumes causes decomposition and formation of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Incompatible with aldehydes, cellulose nitrate (of high surface area), organic anhydrides, isocyanates, nitrates. 

The methylperoxy radical (and probably other peroxy radicals) reacts very rapidly with NO (4.41) relative to hydrogen abstraction (4.40), so only in very clean environments will the latter reaction occur to a significant extent (McFarland et al., 1979 Hanst and Gay, 1983). In polluted atmospheres, nitrogen oxides interfere with several other of the above reactions, leading to the formation of nitrate and peroxy-nitrate esters (see Section 4.A.4). 

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