1-Nitroguanidine
Agent Name
1-Nitroguanidine
CAS Number
556-88-7
Formula
C-H4-N4-O2
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
Guanidine, 1-nitro-; Guanidine, 1-nitro- (wet); Guanidine, nitro-; N''-Nitroguanidine; N(1)-Nitroguanidine; Nitroguanidine; Picrite; Picrite (the explosive); [ChemIDplus] UN0282; UN1336
Category
Other Nitrogen Compounds
Description
Exists as two isomers, needles and plates; [Hawley] Yellow solid; Shipped as a slurry or wet mass; [CAMEO] White powder; [Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used in explosives as a flashless propellant powder and as a chemical intermediate; [Hawley] Used in explosives and to make pharmaceuticals; [Merck Index]
Comments
"May explode when shocked or heated." [Hawley] No adverse effects in histopathology, fertility, development, or offspring observed in three-generation feeding study of rats; [HSDB] May explode from shock, heat, or friction if dry; [CAMEO] Not teratogenic at maternally toxic doses; [REPROTOX] Causes cyanosis in oral lethal-dose studies of rats, mice, and guinea pigs; [RTECS] An irritant; [Aldrich MSDS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
1E-09 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
The Guide to the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Nitroguanidine or picrite, dry or wetted with <20% water, by mass."
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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