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2,6-Dinitrotoluene

CAS Registry Number®

606-20-2

CAS Name

2,6-Dinitrotoluene

Molecular Formula

C7H6N2O4

Molecular Mass

182.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    285 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    66 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.2833 g/cm³ @ Temp: 111 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H6N2O4/c1-5-6(8(10)11)3-2-4-7(5)9(12)13/h2-4H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=XTRDKALNCIHHNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

N(=O)(=O)C1=C(C)C(N(=O)=O)=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=N(=O)C1=CC=CC(=C1C)N(=O)=O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzene, 2-methyl-1,3-dinitro-
  • Toluene, 2,6-dinitro-
  • 2-Methyl-1,3-dinitrobenzene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-DNT

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