Nitroamine

Structure of the nitroamino group

Nitroamines are organic compounds that contain the nitroamino functional group, R₂N-NO₂.^{[citation needed]} The R's are the continuation of the ring structure, see RDX. Examples of nitroamines are the explosives HMX, cyclotrimethylene trinitramine, Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane and tetryl.^{[citation needed]} Nitroamines are not to be confused with nitrosamines (with an 's').

Despite their amine group they are not basic due to the electron withdrawing effect of the nitro functional group. Secondary nitroamines of the structure R-NH-NO₂ are actually weak organic acids with a pK_a of around 5.6.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Nitrosamine, R₂N-N=O
• Nitro compound, R-NO₂

References

This organic chemistry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Nitroamines Functional groups Organic chemistry stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Desert warfare Raza Look at other dictionaries: nitroamine — noun Any N nitro derivative of an amine …   Wiktionary nitroamine — ni·tro·amine …   English syllables nitroamine — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: nitro + amine : a nitro derivative of an amine; especially : nitramine 1 …   Useful english dictionary N-nitroamine — N nitroaminas statusas T sritis chemija formulė RNHNO₂, R₂NNO₂ atitikmenys: angl. N nitroamine rus. N нитроамин …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas Nitrosamine — Not to be confused with nitroamine. Structure of the nitrosamino group Nitrosamines are chemical compounds of the chemical structure R1N( R2) N=O, some of which are carcinogenic. Contents …   Wikipedia Nitroguanidine — IUPAC name …   Wikipedia RDX — For other uses, see RDX (disambiguation). RDX …   Wikipedia HMX — For other uses, see HMX (disambiguation). HMX …   Wikipedia Nitration — is a general chemical process for the introduction of a nitro group into a chemical compound. The dominant application of nitration is for the production of nitrobenzene, the precursor to methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. Nitrations are famously… …   Wikipedia Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane — 2,4,6,8,10,12 hexanitro 2,4,6,8,10,12 hexaazaisowurtzitane, also called HNIW, and CL 20, is a nitroamine explosive with the formula C6H6N12O12, developed by the China Lake facility, primarily to be used in propellants. It has a better oxidizer to …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”