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Preferred term

Tetranitromethane  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Corrosive oxidant, explosive; additive to diesel and rocket fuels; causes skin and lung irritation; proposed war gas. A useful reagent for studying the modification of specific amino acids, particularly tyrosine residues in proteins. Has also been used for studying carbanion formation and for detecting the presence of double bonds in organic compounds.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 509-14-8 (Tetranitromethane)
  • K1G7CKU98F
  • Methane, tetranitro-

In other languages

  • French

  • 509-14-8 (Tetranitromethane)
  • K1G7CKU98F
  • Methane, tetranitro-
  • Tétranitrométhane

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FDDPN43X-J

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