1,1-DINITROETHANE

Uses

1,1-Dinitroethane has been found to be a proton donor in hydrogen bonding and can be useful in NMR study of CHN hydrogen bond and proton transfer. It can also be useful in studies of detonation failure and thermal explosion.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 83, p. 3535, 1961 DOI: 10.1021/ja01477a047

Safety Profile

A poison by intraperitoneal route. An unstable solid forbidden for transport. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of NOx