Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

  • NITROUS OXIDE [show]

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Nitrous oxide [show]

General Information

MaintermNITROUS OXIDE
Doc TypeASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)10024-97-2
Regnum 184.1545

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID948
IUPAC Namenitrous oxide
InChIInChI=1S/N2O/c1-2-3
InChI KeyGQPLMRYTRLFLPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESN#[N+][O-]
Molecular FormulaN2O
Wikipedianitrous oxide

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight44.013
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity29.3
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c Q A D I A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area54.5
Monoisotopic Mass44.001
Exact Mass44.001
XLogP3None
XLogP3-AA0.5
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count3
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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Food Additives Biosynthesis/Degradation


Taxonomic Classification

KingdomInorganic compounds
SuperclassHomogeneous non-metal compounds
ClassOther non-metal organides
SubclassOther non-metal nitrides
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentOther non-metal nitrides
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkNot available
SubstituentsOther non-metal nitride - Inorganic nitride - Inorganic oxide
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as other non-metal nitrides. These are inorganic compounds of nitrogen where nitrogen has a formal oxidation state of -3, and the heaviest atom bonded to it belongs to the class of 'other non-metals'.

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