Nitroguanidine

Nitroguanidine
Names
	IUPAC name 1-Nitroguanidine
	Other names Picrite; NGu; NQ
Identifiers
CAS Number	556-88-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:39180 ;
ChemSpider	10701 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.313
PubChem CID	11174;
UNII	NAY6KWL67F ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4024222 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CH4N4O2/c2-1(3)4-5(6)7/h(H4,2,3,4) Key: IDCPFAYURAQKDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/CH4N4O2/c2-1(3)4-5(6)7/h(H4,2,3,4) Key: IDCPFAYURAQKDZ-UHFFFAOYAN;
	SMILES NC(N)=N[N+]([O-])=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	CH4N4O2
Molar mass	104.07 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless crystalline solid
Density	1.77 g/cm3
Melting point	257 °C (495 °F; 530 K)
Solubility in water	3.45 g/kg (in water at 25 °C)
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity	> 50 J
Friction sensitivity	> 350 N
RE factor	1.00
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Explosive
Related compounds
Related compounds	Guanidine; Guanidine nitrate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Nitroguanidine - sometimes abbreviated NGu - is a colorless, crystalline solid that melts at 257 °C and decomposes at 254 °C. Nitroguanidine is an extremely insensitive but powerful high explosive. Wetting it with > 20 wt.-% water effects desensitization from HD 1.1 down to HD 4.1 (flammable solid). Nitroguanidine is used as an energetic material, i.e., propellant or high explosive, precursor for insecticides, and for other purposes.

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