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Nitrourea

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Nitrourea
Nitrourea
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N-Nitrourea
Other names
1-Nitrourea
N-Nitrocarbamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.314 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CH3N3O3/c2-1(5)3-4(6)7/h(H3,2,3,5) checkY
    Key: CMUOJBJRZUHRMU-DTXNPOPMCO checkY
  • C(=O)(N)N[N+](=O)[O-]
  • NC(=O)N[N+]([O-])=O
Properties
CH3N3O3
Molar mass 105.053 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Nitrourea, also known as N-nitrourea, 1-nitrourea, and N-nitrocarbamide, is a highly explosive compound[1] synthesized by the nitration of urea or by way of a dehydration reaction of urea nitrate.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nitrourea". CAMEO Chemicals. NOAA. 2.4.
  2. ^ Ingersoll, A. W.; Armendt, B. F. (1925). "Nitrourea". Organic Syntheses. 5: 85{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 417.