NITROMETHANE 75-52-5 Dow Chemical-Angus Solvent Nitromethane (NM) is a versatile chemical with a wide variety of industrial applications. It is used as a stabilizer for halogenated hydrocarbons, as a component of special fuels for internal combustion engines, as a solvent for polymers in coatings, and as an extraction solvent or solvent for chemical reactions. It is also a raw material in the synthesis of many useful chemicals such as chloropicrin and tri(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane. Nitroparaffins. Used as a stabilizer for halogenated hydrocarbons, as a component of special fuels for internal combustion engines, as a solvent for polymers in coatings, and as an extraction solvent or solvent for chemical reactions.