2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane

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.

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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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