Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
78-11-5
[ Name ]:
Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate
[Synonym ]:
2,2-Bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-1,3-propanediol Dinitrate (Ester)
pentrite
SDM 35
Angicap
SDM 23
Pentaerythritol,tetranitrate
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
elpetn
PETN
Erinit
EINECS 201-084-3
1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-, dinitrate (ester)
tetranitrate de pentaerithrityle
Extex
pentaerythrityl tetranitrate
CHOT
3-(Nitrooxy)-2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]propyl nitrate
Nexit
Antora
pentaerithrityli tetranitras
tetranitrato de pentaeritritilo
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.7±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
426.7±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
139ºC
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C5H8N4O12
[ Molecular Weight ]:
316.137
[ Flash Point ]:
198.8±30.7 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
316.013885
[ PSA ]:
220.20000
[ LogP ]:
4.57
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±1.0 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.511
[ Stability ]:
Stable, but decomposes readily and possibly explosively if heated. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Store cold and keep away from sources of ignition.
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- RZ2620000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Pentaerythritol, tetranitrate
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 78-11-5
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 1716886
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 10
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C5-H8-N4-O12
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 316.17
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- WNO1X1ONW1ONW1ONW
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1669 mg/kg/8Y-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 7 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >5 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 12875 mg/kg/2Y-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - tumors Endocrine - thyroid tumors
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sister chromatid exchange
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - hamster Ovary
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 160 mg/L
- REFERENCE :
- NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-365,1989 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83538 No. of Facilities: 68 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 2770 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83538 No. of Facilities: 59 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 8 No. of Employees: 2650 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1267 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS02, GHS07
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225-H302 + H332-H319
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210-P305 + P351 + P338
[ Hazard Codes ]:
C
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R3
[ Safety Phrases ]:
35
[ RIDADR ]:
0473
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
1.1A
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Articles
Antioxid. Redox Signal. 15(4) , 925-31, (2011)
Symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) is usually treated with organic nitrates. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are a circulating cell population participating in vascular homeostasis in a nit...
J. Magn. Reson. 204(1) , 139-44, (2010)
The explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) C(CH 2–O–NO 2) 4 has been studied by 1H NMR and 14N NQR. The 14N NQR frequency and spin–lattice relaxation time T 1Q for the ν + line have been measur...
J. Chem. Phys. 134(1) , 014513, (2011)
Normal vibrational modes for a three-dimensional defect-free crystal of the high explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate were obtained in the framework of classical mechanics using a previously publish...