DMDNB

DMDNB[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane
Other names
2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitro-n-butane, DMDNB, DMNB
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 3964-18-9
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 69982
ECHA InfoCard 100.021.428 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 77577
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID4063248 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1/C6H12N2O4/c1-5(2,7(9)10)6(3,4)8(11)12/h1-4H3
    Key: DWCLXOREGBLXTD-UHFFFAOYAA
  • CC(C)(C(C)(C)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula
 C6H12N2O4
Molar mass 176.172 g·mol−1
Melting point 210 to 214 °C (410 to 417 °F; 483 to 487 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

DMDNB, or also DMNB, chemically 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane, is a volatile organic compound used as a detection taggant for explosives, mostly in the United States where it is virtually the only such taggant in use. Dogs are very sensitive to it and can detect as little as 0.5 parts per billion in the air, as can specialised ion mobility spectrometers. Its presence allows more reliable explosive detection.

References

  1. ^ Orion Chem PVT LTD Manufacture Information