Methyl 3-nitrosalicylate
[CAS# 22621-41-6]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Hydrocarbon nitrite
• Name: Methyl 3-nitrosalicylate
• Synonyms: 2-Hydroxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid methyl ester; 3-Nitrosalicylic acid methyl ester; Methyl 2-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzoate
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₇NO₅
• Molecular Weight: 197.14
• CAS Registry Number: 22621-41-6
• EC Number: 681-822-2

Properties

• Solubility: Very slightly soluble (0.77 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.432±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 195-196 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 263.9±20.0 ºC (760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Flash point: 113.4±21.8 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Okumura, Shigeo; Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 1958, V31, P1002.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302