NO2CH2COOH name of this compound
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2-nitro ethanoic acid
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Nitro acetic acid
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The formula NO2-CH2-COOH is Nitro acetic acid. The compound has the molecular formula as C2H3NO4 and the molecular weight of 105.049. Nitroacetic acid is commonly used in the production of nitromethane by the process of thermal decarboxylation of the corresponding salt to at the temperature of 80 °C.
The substituted carboxylic acid in the compound is used as the potential precursor to the nitromethane, that is commonly used as a fuel in drag racing and is also used in chemical synthesis as an organic reagent.
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