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2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane
Sign in to save2-Methyl-2-nitrosopropane (MNP or t-nitrosobutane) is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)3CNO. It is a blue liquid that is used in chemical research as a spin trap, i.e. it binds to radicals.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H9NO
- Molecular weight
- 87.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 87.068
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- chemical formula
- C₄H₉NO
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)(C)N=O
- Commons category
- 2-Methyl-2-nitrosopropane
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation and structure
- Reactions
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- References
2-Methyl-2-nitrosopropane (MNP or t-nitrosobutane) is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)3CNO. It is a blue liquid that is used in chemical research as a spin trap, i.e. it binds to radicals.
==Preparation and structure== Many strong oxidants convert tert-butylamine to the nitroso compound, but none do so in high yield. Consequently, t-BuNO is prepared by the following "oscillatory redox" sequence: (CH3)3CNH2 → (CH3)3CNO2 (CH3)3CNO2 → (CH3)3CNHOH (CH3)3CNHOH → (CH3)3CNO
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