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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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:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔvapH° | 22.0 ± 0.50 | kcal/mol | C | Miroshnichenko, Korchatova, et al., 1988 | see Miroshnichenko, Korchatova, et al., 1985; ALS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
| ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.98 | 308. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 293. - 373. K.; AC |
| 14.0 | 415. | N/A | Stull, 1947 | Based on data from 400. - 524. K.; AC |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (atm)
T = temperature (K)
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| Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400. - 524. | 4.07017 | 2508.448 | -39.235 | Stull, 1947 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
Enthalpy of fusion
| ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.227 | 285.5 | Acree, 1991 | 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.
Miroshnichenko, Korchatova, et al., 1988
Miroshnichenko, E.A.; Korchatova, L.I.; Shelaputina, V.P.; Zyuz'kevich, S.A.; Lebedev, Yu.A.,
Thermochemistry of glyceryl trinitrate,
Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1988, 1778-1781. [all data]
Miroshnichenko, Korchatova, et al., 1985
Miroshnichenko, E.A.; Korchatova, L.I.; Shelaputina, V.P.; Zyuzkevich, S.A.; Lebedev, Yu.A.,
Thermochemistry of glyceryl trinitrate,
Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1985, 1778-1781. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R.,
Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds,
Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022
. [all data]
Acree, 1991
Acree, William E.,
Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds: enthalpy of fusion and melting point temperature compilation,
Thermochimica Acta, 1991, 189, 1, 37-56, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(91)87098-H
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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