Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate
- Formula: C5H8N4O12
- Molecular weight: 316.1366
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H8N4O12/c10-6(11)18-1-5(2-19-7(12)13,3-20-8(14)15)4-21-9(16)17/h1-4H2
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: TZRXHJWUDPFEEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 78-11-5
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: 1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-, dinitrate (ester); Angicap; Angitet; Antora; Arcotrate; Baritrate; Cardiacap; CHOT; Deltrate-20; Dilcoran-80; Dipentrate; Duotrate; Erinit; Extex; Hasethrol; Kaytrate; Lentrat; Lowetrate; Martrate-45; Metranil; Mycardol; Myotrate 10; Neo-Corovas; Neopentanetetrayl nitrate; Niperyt; Niperyth; Nitrinal; Nitro-Riletten; Nitropent; Nitropenta; Nitropenta 7W; Nitropentaerythrite; Nitropentaerythritol; Nitropenton; Nitrotalans; Pen-Tetra; Pencard; Pentaerythrityl tetranitrate; Pentafin; Pentanitrine; Pentanitrol; Pentestan-80; Pentetrate Unicelles; Penthrit; Penthrite; Pentitrate; Pentral 80; Pentrate; Pentrinat; Pentrite; Pentritol; Pentryate; Pergitral; Peridex; Peridex-LA; Peritrate; Perityl; Prevangor; PETN; Quintrate; Rythritol; Subicard; Tanipent; Tentrate-20; Tetranitropentaerythrite; Tetranitropentaerythritol; Tetrasule; Tranite D-Lay; TEN; Vaso-80 Unicelles; Vasodiatol; Vasolat; XTX 8003; 2,2-Bis(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol tetranitrate; 1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-, dinitrate; P.E.T.N.; Pentaerithrityl Tetranitrate; 2,2-Bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-1,3-propanediol dinitrate (ester); Pentafilin; Pentritol tempules; Terpate; 1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-bis((nitrooxy)methyl)-, 1,3-dinitrate; Tena; C 2; C 2 (explosive); Nitrine; Nitrolong
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Phase change data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔsubH° | 35.95 ± 0.31 | kcal/mol | ME | Cundall, Frank Palmer, et al., 1978 | Based on data from 328. to 405. K.; AC |
| ΔsubH° | 36.3 ± 0.5 | kcal/mol | V | Edwards, 1953 | ALS |
Enthalpy of sublimation
| ΔsubH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.5 ± 0.2 | 369. | TE | Lau, Hildenbrand, et al., 2004 | Based on data from 356. to 382. K.; AC |
| 36.30 ± 0.50 | 370. to 411. | N/A | Edwards, 1953 | See also Jones, 1960 and Cox and Pilcher, 1970.; AC |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Cundall, Frank Palmer, et al., 1978
Cundall, Robert B.; Frank Palmer, T.; Wood, Colin E.C.,
Vapour pressure measurements on some organic high explosives,
J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1, 1978, 74, 0, 1339, https://doi.org/10.1039/f19787401339
. [all data]
Edwards, 1953
Edwards, G.,
The vapour pressure of cyclo-trimethylenetrinitramine (cyclonite) and pentaerythritoltetranitrate,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1953, 49, 152. [all data]
Lau, Hildenbrand, et al., 2004
Lau, Kai H.; Hildenbrand, Donald L.; Crouch-Baker, Steven; Sanjurjo, Angel,
Sublimation Pressure and Vapor Molecular Weight of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2004, 49, 3, 544-546, https://doi.org/10.1021/je0302203
. [all data]
Jones, 1960
Jones, A.H.,
Sublimation Pressure Data for Organic Compounds.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1960, 5, 2, 196-200, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60006a019
. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press Inc., London, 1970, 643. [all data]
Notes
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ΔsubH Enthalpy of sublimation ΔsubH° Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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