CHEBI:39179 - nitroguanidine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:39179
ChEBI Namenitroguanidine
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DefinitionAn N-nitro compound that is guanidine in which one of the hydrogens is replaced by a nitro group. It can exist in distinct tautomeric forms, as 1-nitroguanidine (a nitroimine) or 2-nitroguanidine (a nitroamine); in both solid and in solution, the nitroimine form predominates.
Last Modified4 January 2012
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
FormulaCH4N4O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass104.068
Monoisotopic Mass104.03343
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
explosive  A substance capable of undergoing rapid and highly exothermic decomposition.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179) has functional parent carbamimidoylazanium (CHEBI:616459)
nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179) has functional parent guanidine (CHEBI:42820)
nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179) has role explosive (CHEBI:63490)
nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179) is a N-nitro compound (CHEBI:38780)
Incoming Relation(s)
N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (CHEBI:21759) has functional parent nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179)
nitroguanidine insecticide (CHEBI:39182) has functional parent nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179)
1-nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39180) is a nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179)
2-[(butylamino)(imino)methyl]-1-oxohydrazinium-1-olate (CHEBI:183743) is a nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179)
2-nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39181) is a nitroguanidine (CHEBI:39179)
IUPAC Name 
nitroguanidine
Synonym  Source
picriteNIST Chemistry WebBook
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Registry NumbersSources
CAS:556-88-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:556-88-7ChemIDplus