Picric acid

CAS Registry Number®

88-89-1

CAS Name

Picric acid

Molecular Formula

C6H3N3O7

Molecular Mass

229.10

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    >300 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    122-123 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.763 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H3N3O7/c10-6-4(8(13)14)1-3(7(11)12)2-5(6)9(15)16/h1-2,10H

InChIKey

InChIKey=OXNIZHLAWKMVMX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=N(=O)C=1C=C(C(O)=C(C1)N(=O)=O)N(=O)=O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Phenol, 2,4,6-trinitro-
  • Picric acid
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol
  • C.I. 10305
  • Carbazotic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

29663-11-4, 856615-63-9, 856993-13-0, 857370-42-4, 189195-39-9, 190402-10-9