Guanidine nitrate
ALDRICH/234249 - 98%
Synonym: Guanidinium nitrate
CAS Number: 506-93-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CH5N3 · HNO3
Molecular Weight: 122.08
EC Number: 208-060-1
MDL Number: MFCD00013028
Linear Formula: NH2C(=NH)NH2 · HNO3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 98% |
| form | solid |
| functional group | amine |
| nitrate | |
| InChI | 1S/CH5N3.HNO3/c2*2-1(3)4/ |
| InChI key | CNUNWZZSUJPAHX-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 213-215 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | NC(N)=N.O[N+]([O-])=O |
| solubility | water: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless |
| Application: | Guanidine nitrate has been used: • in ammonium nitrate explosive formulations and in various propellant applications including triple-base gun propellants • to examine the vapor signatures of the nitrate salts of guanidine by isothermal thermogravimetric method |
| General description: | Guanidine nitrate (GN) is an explosive used by the military and commercial sectors. Decomposition of guanidine nitrate has been investigated. |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 100 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS03,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H302 - H319 - H412 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P220 - P264 - P273 - P301 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 8-22-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 17-26-36 |
| RIDADR | UN 1467 5.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | 98% |
| mp | 213-215 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



