Dinitrogen tetroxide
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| Nitrogen dioxide at −196 °C, 0 °C, 23 °C, 35 °C, and 50 °C. (NO 2) converts to the colorless dinitrogen tetroxide (N 2O 4) at low temperatures, and reverts to NO 2 at higher temperatures. | |||
| Names | |||
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| IUPAC name Dinitrogen tetroxide | |||
| Identifiers | |||
| 3D model (JSmol) | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.012 | ||
| EC Number | 
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| 2249 | |||
| PubChem CID | |||
| RTECS number | 
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| UNII | |||
| UN number | 1067 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| N2O4 | |||
| Molar mass | 92.010 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | White solid, colorless liquid, orange gas | ||
| Density | 1.44246 g/cm3 (liquid, 21 °C) | ||
| Melting point | −11.2 °C (11.8 °F; 261.9 K) and decomposes to NO2 | ||
| Boiling point | 21.69 °C (71.04 °F; 294.84 K) | ||
| Reacts to form nitrous and nitric acids | |||
| Vapor pressure | 96 kPa (20 °C) | ||
| −23.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.00112 | ||
| Structure | |||
| Planar, D2h | |||
| small, non-zero | |||
| Thermochemistry | |||
| Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 304.29 J/K⋅mol | ||
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | +9.16 kJ/mol | ||
| Hazards | |||
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| Danger | |||
| H270, H314, H330, H335, H336 | |||
| P220, P244, P260, P261, P264, P271, P280, P284, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P320, P321, P363, P370+P376, P403, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501 | |||
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
| Flash point | Non-flammable | ||
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External SDS | ||
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| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |||
Dinitrogen tetroxide, commonly referred to as nitrogen tetroxide (NTO), and occasionally (usually among ex-USSR/Russian rocket engineers) as amyl, is the chemical compound N2O4. It is a useful reagent in chemical synthesis. It forms an equilibrium mixture with nitrogen dioxide. Its molar mass is 92.011 g/mol.
Dinitrogen tetroxide is a powerful oxidizer that is hypergolic (spontaneously reacts) upon contact with various forms of hydrazine, which has made the pair a common bipropellant for rockets.