printed in Augsburg). An extract of the text from the 1420 Feuerwerkbuch is as follows (written in Early New High German): Translated: Structure The structure of methyl nitrate has been studied experimentally in the gas phase (combined gas-electron diffraction and microwave spectroscopy, GED/MW) and in the crystalline state (X-ray diffraction, XRD) (see Table 1). In the solid state there are weak interactions between the O and N atoms of different molecules (see figure). References External links Alkyl nitrates Explosive chemicals Liquid explosives Methyl esters