Nitroglycerin
- Formula: C3H5N3O9
- Molecular weight: 227.0865
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H5N3O9/c7-4(8)13-1-3(15-6(11)12)2-14-5(9)10/h3H,1-2H2
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SNIOPGDIGTZGOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 55-63-0
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: 1,2,3-Propanetriol, trinitrate; Angibid; Anginine; Angiolingual; Angorin; Blasting gelatin; Blasting oil; Cardamist; Gilucor nitro; Glonoin; Glycerin trinitrate; Glycerol trinitrate; Glyceryl nitrate; Glyceryl trinitrate; GTN; Klavikordal; Lenitral; Myoglycerin; Niglin; Niglycon; Nitora; Nitrine-TDC; Nitro-lent; Nitro-Span; Nitroglycerine; Nitroglycerol; Nitroglyn; Nitrolan; Nitroletten; Nitrolingual; Nitrolowe; Nitromel; Nitrong; Nitrorectal; Nitroretard; Nitrostabilin; Nitrostat; Nitrozell retard; Nysconitrine; NG; NTG; Perglottal; Propanetriol Trinitrate; S.N.G.; Soup; SNG; Temponitrin; Trinalgon; Trinitrin; Trinitroglycerin; Trinitroglycerol; Trinitrol; Vasoglyn; 1,2,3-Propanetriyl Nitrate; Glycerol, nitric acid triester; Glyceroltrinitraat; Glycerol(trinitrate de); Myocon; Niong; Nitric acid triester of glycerol; Nitrin; Nitrine; Nitro-Dur; Nitroglicerina; Nitrogliceryna; Nitroglycerine, spirit of; Nitroglycerin, spirits of; Nitrol; Nitronet; NK-843; RCRA Waste number P081; SK-106N; Solution glyceryl trinitrate; Spirit of glonoin; Spirit of glyceryl trinitrate; Spirit of trinitroglycerin; Spirits of nitroglycerin; TNG; Deponit; Nitro-Bid; Nitrocine; Nitrodisc; Nitrogard; Nitrolingual Spray; Susadrin; Transderm-Nitro TTS; Tridil; Adesitrin; Aquo-trinitrosan; Corangil; Cordipatch; Corditrine; Coro-nitro; Glonoine oil; Nitro-PRN; Nitro Mack; Nitrolande; Nitrolar; Nitromex; Nitronal; Nitrosigma; Percutol; Perlinganit; Reminitrol; Suscard; Sustac; Sustonit; Sutonit; Transderm-nitro; Transiderm-nitro; Trinitrosan; 1,2,3-Propanetriol, 1,2,3-trinitrate; Solinitrina; Triniplas; Nitroderm; Nitrofortin; Nitroglin; Epinitril; Chitamite
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Reaction thermochemistry data
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Individual Reactions
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By formula: C3H6N2O7 + HNO3 = C3H5N3O9 + H2O
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -1.4 ± 0.3 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Kazakov, Kirpichev, et al., 1990 | liquid phase; Heat of nitration |
| ΔrH° | -1.3 ± 0.3 | kcal/mol | Cm | Kazakov, Lagodzinskaya, et al., 1989 | liquid phase |
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By formula: C3H6N2O7 + HNO3 = C3H5N3O9 + H2O
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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| ΔrH° | -2.5 ± 0.3 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Kazakov, Kirpichev, et al., 1990 | liquid phase; Heat of nitration |
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+ 2
By formula: C3H7NO5 + 2HNO3 = C3H5N3O9 + 2H2O
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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| ΔrH° | -4.2 ± 0.3 | kcal/mol | Cm | Kazakov, Lagodzinskaya, et al., 1989 | liquid phase |
+ 3
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+ 3
By formula: C3H8O3 + 3HNO3 = C3H5N3O9 + 3H2O
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -8.7 ± 0.4 | kcal/mol | Cm | Kazakov, Lagodzinskaya, et al., 1989 | liquid phase |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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| Origin | AAFS Toxicology Section MS DB Committee, U. Alberta, Canada |
| NIST MS number | 246295 |
References
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Kazakov, Kirpichev, et al., 1990
Kazakov, A.I.; Kirpichev, E.P.; Lagodzinskaya, G.V.; Andrienko, L.P.; Yunda, N.G.; Korolev, A.M.; Rubstov, Yu.I.; Manelis, G.B.; Eremenko, L.T.,
Study of nitration equilibrium in the glycerin-aqueous nitric acid system. 2. Changes in ΔH and ΔS in the nitration reaction,
Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1990, 1565-1570. [all data]
Kazakov, Lagodzinskaya, et al., 1989
Kazakov, A.I.; Lagodzinskaya, E.P.; Kirpichev, E.P.; Andrienko, L.P.; Yunda, N.G.; Korolev, A.M.; Robtsov, Yu.I.; Manelis, G.V.; Eremenko, L.T.,
Thermodynamics of nitration of glycerol,
Dokl. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1989, 305, 287-291. [all data]
Notes
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ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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