Properties and Preparation of Dinitromethane

Dinitromethane is liquid at room temperature and yellower needle at a lower temperature (-20 °C) with aromatic odor its relative density is 1.501, the freezing point is -15 °C, boiling point is 100 °C, and it is soluble in alcohol and ether. 

Dinitromethane is an extremely explosive and highly sensitive liquid compounds. It standard heat of formation is -105.44 kJ/mol or -994.72 J/g. 

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