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156345

Sigma-Aldrich

2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane

98%

Synonym(s):

2,3-Dinitro-2,3-dimethylbutane

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C(NO2)C(CH3)2NO2
CAS Number:
3964-18-9
Molecular Weight:
176.17
EC Number:
223-569-9
MDL number:
MFCD00007392
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24849607
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

98%

form

solid

mp

214-215 °C (dec.) (lit.)

functional group

amine
nitro

SMILES string

CC(C)([N+]([O-])=O)C(C)(C)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C6H12N2O4/c1-5(2,7(9)10)6(3,4)8(11)12/h1-4H3

InChI key

DWCLXOREGBLXTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB) is an additive required for commercial plastic explosives. The product has been used to develop a fast, square-wave voltammetric measurement protocol of taggant (DMNB explosive) at an unmodified carbon fiber electrode. This protocol used a phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.0.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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FSL

Group 5: Self-reactive substances
Nitro compounds
Hazardous rank I
1st self-reactive materials

JAN Code

156345-10G:
156345-BULK:
156345-50G:
156345-VAR:

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Meaghan E Germain et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 46(11), 4422-4429 (2007-05-03)
Fluorescent sensors for the detection of chemical explosives are in great demand. It is shown herein that the fluorescence of ZnL* (H2L=N,N'-phenylene-bis-(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylideneimine)) is quenched in solution by nitroaromatics and 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB), chemical signatures of explosives. The relationship between the structure
Sensitive Voltammetric Sensing of the 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (Dmnb) Explosive Taggant
Wang JT, et al.
Electroanalysis, 18, 971-975 (2006)
T V Reddy et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 14(3), 231-232 (1994-05-01)
Female SENCAR mice initiated with 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMDNB) and promoted with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorol-13-acetate (TPA) via the SENCAR mouse skin bioassay did not exhibit a significant increase in skin tumors. The mice received 20 mg kg-1 DMDNB divided into six intragastric doses over
Shasha Song et al.
Journal of fluorescence, 30(3), 717-723 (2020-05-10)
The coordination polymers based on Zn(II) ions and the metal nodes which has chemical formula of {[Zn3(L)2(tib)2(H2O)2]·(DMF)2}n (1) was synthesized via using 1,3,5-tris(1-imidazolyl)benzene (tib) and 2,6-di(4-carboxylphenyl)pyridine-4-carboxylic acid (H3L) as ligands under solvothermal conditions. Given its strong luminescent emission at room
Rachel C Irlam et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1629, 461506-461506 (2020-09-01)
The development of a new, lower cost method for trace explosives recovery from complex samples is presented using miniaturised, click-together and leak-free 3D-printed solid phase extraction (SPE) blocks. For the first time, a large selection of ten commercially available 3D
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