nitroguanidine

Also known as NQ

Nitroguanidine - sometimes abbreviated NQ or NGu - is a colorless, crystalline solid that decomposes at , without melting. Nitroguanidine is an extremely insensitive but powerful high explosive. Nitroguanidine is used as an energetic material (propellant or high explosive), precursor for insecticides, and for other purposes.

Chemical data

Formula: CH4N4O2
Molecular weight: 104.07 g/mol
IUPAC name: 2-nitroguanidine
SMILES: C(=N[N+](=O)[O-])(N)N
InChIKey: IDCPFAYURAQKDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: -1
Polar surface area: 110 Å²
H-bond donors: 2
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Molecule type: Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 104.033425

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chemical formula: CH₄N₄O₂
Commons category: Nitroguanidine
canonical SMILES: C(=N[N+](=O)[O-])(N)N

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Manufacture
Uses
Explosives
Pesticides
Structure
Related compounds
References

==Manufacture== Nitroguanidine is produced worldwide on a large scale starting with the reaction of dicyandiamide (DCD) with ammonium nitrate to afford the salt guanidinium nitrate, which is then nitrated by treatment with concentrated sulfuric acid at low temperature.

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