Term: nitro compounds
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04158

Definition:
Compounds having the nitro group, –NO2 (free valence on nitrogen), which may be attached to carbon, nitrogen (as in nitramines), or oxygen (as in nitrates), among other elements (in the absence of specification, C-nitro compounds are usually implied).

Related Terms:
1) dipolar compounds (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01753).
2) valence (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.V06588).
3) nitramines (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04144).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1351 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'nitro compounds' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04158

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