20600-96-8

Basic information

• Product Name: 3,3'-Oxybis(1,2-propanediol)tetranitrate
• Synonyms: 3,3'-Oxybis(1,2-propanediol)tetranitrate
• CAS NO: 20600-96-8
• Molecular Formula: C6H10N4O13
• Molecular Weight: 346.20
• Mol File: 20600-96-8.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 480.94°C (rough estimate)
• Flash Point: 203.7°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.8447 (rough estimate)
• Vapor Pressure: 5.75E-08mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.6500 (estimate)
• CAS DataBase Reference: 3,3'-Oxybis(1,2-propanediol)tetranitrate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3,3'-Oxybis(1,2-propanediol)tetranitrate(20600-96-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3,3'-Oxybis(1,2-propanediol)tetranitrate(20600-96-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 20600-96-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

InChI:InChI=1/C6H10N4O13/c11-7(12)20-3-5(22-9(15)16)1-19-2-6(23-10(17)18)4-21-8(13)14/h5-6H,1-4H2

Upstream product

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Relevant articles and documents

METHODS OF PRODUCING NITRATE ESTERS

Methods of forming a nitrate ester include combining at least one nitrate salt and sulfuric acid to form a nitrating solution and adding an aliphatic polyol to the nitrating solution. Nitrate esters formed by this method may be, for example, triethylene glycol dinitrate (TEGDN), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), diglycerol tetranitrate (DGTN), 1,1,1-tris(methylol)ethane trinitrate (TMETN), 1,2,4-butanetriol trinitrate (BTTN), nitroglycerin (NG), diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN), ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN), metriol trinitrate (MTN), nitrocellulose (NC), or 1,2-propanediol dinitrate (PDDN).

Preparation of Di- and polynitrates by ring-opening nitration of epoxides by dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5)

Eighteen epoxides of various kinds were reacted with N2O5 in chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents (principally CH2Cl2) to give vicinal nitrate ester products by a novel ring-opening nitration reaction. The procedure offers easier temperature control and simpler isolation procedures compared with conventional mixed acid nitrations; it also enables selective nitration reactions to be carried out on polyfunctional substrates. The scope and limitations of the reaction, as well as those of an alternative route utilising N2O4 with in situ oxidation of an intermediate nitrite-nitrate, are discussed.