nitropropane

noun

ni·​tro·​propane

: either of two liquid nitroparaffins C₃H₇NO₂ made usually by hot vapor-phase nitration of propane and used chiefly as industrial solvents and in chemical synthesis:

a

: the primary derivative CH₃CH₂CH₂NO₂

called also 1-nitropropane

b

: the secondary derivative CH₃CH(NO₂)CH₃

called also 2-nitropropane

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