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NITROGEN PEROXIDE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
N2O4
formula, see observation
10544-72-6
CAS number
DEF

A compound of nitrogen with oxygen which is used in the production of nitric acid, as a nitrating agent, an oxidizing agent, a catalyst, an oxidizer for rocket fuels and a polymerization inhibitor for acrylates.

OBS

dinitrogen tetraoxide: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record.

OBS

Also known under the following commercial designations: NA 1067; UN 1067.

OBS

nitrogen tetraoxide; nitrogen tetroxide: ambiguous names.

OBS

Chemical formula: N2O4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
N2O4
formula, see observation
10544-72-6
CAS number
OBS

tétraoxyde de diazote : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «vapeurs nitreuses» ou «vapeurs rutilantes» (en anglais : "nitrous fumes"), qui se rapporte à un mélange d'oxydes de l'azote où dominent le dioxyde et le peroxyde.

OBS

Formule chimique : N2O4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
N2O4
formula, see observation
10544-72-6
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química : N2O4

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