88-02-8

Basic information

• Product Name: toluene-2,4,6-triyltriamine
• Synonyms: toluene-2,4,6-triyltriamine;2,4,6-triaminotoluene;2-Methyl-1,3,5-benzenetriamine;2-Methylbenzene-1,3,5-triamine;4-Methyl-1,3,5-benzenetriamine;Toluene-2,4,6-triamine
• CAS NO: 88-02-8
• Molecular Formula: C₇H₁₁N₃
• Molecular Weight: 137.18234
• EINECS: 201-791-7
• Mol File: 88-02-8.mol
• Article Data: 9

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 377.4°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 214.6°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.218g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 6.77E-06mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.705
• CAS DataBase Reference: toluene-2,4,6-triyltriamine(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: toluene-2,4,6-triyltriamine(88-02-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: toluene-2,4,6-triyltriamine(88-02-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 88-02-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

InChI:InChI=1/C7H11N3/c1-4-6(9)2-5(8)3-7(4)10/h2-3H,8-10H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 118-96-7 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene 
• 108-24-7 acetic anhydride 
• 7647-01-0 hydrogenchloride 
• 98279-00-6 1,3-dibromo-5-methyl-2,4,6-trinitro-benzene 
• 64-17-5 ethanol 

Downstream Products

• 88-03-9 2,4,6-trihydroxytoluene 
• 3058-38-6 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene 
• 55470-90-1 2,4,6-triacetamidotoluene 
• 634-87-7 2,4,6-triaminotoluene trihydrochloride 

Relevant articles and documents

Reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by iron metal: Kinetic controls on product distributions in batch experiments

The reaction kinetics and product distributions for the reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by granular iron metal (Fe0) were studied in batch experiments under a variety of initial concentrations of TNT and Fe0. Although the kinetics of TNT disappearance were found to behave in accord with the standard theory for surface-mediated reactions, a complex relationship was found between the initial concentrations of TNT and Fe 0 and the appearance of the expected nitro reduction product, 2,4,6-triaminotoluene (TAT). TNT was completely converted to TAT only when the initial concentration of TNT was low and/or the initial concentration of Fe 0 was high. Mathematical analysis of a range of generic reaction schemes that produce stable end products in addition to TAT showed that (i) surface complexation of TAT is insufficient to describe all of our data and (ii) polymerization reactions involving TAT and/or various reaction intermediates are the likely source of the incomplete conversion of TNT to TAT at high initial TNT concentration and low Fe0 concentration. The relationship between TAT production and reaction conditions is shown to imply that passivation due to reaction products is more likely when the ratio of initial TNT concentration to Fe0 concentration is high and, therefore, that passivation rates observed at the laboratory scale are likely to be faster than those which would be observed at the field scale.

Novel preparation method of insensitive explosive TATB

The invention provides a novel preparation method of an insensitive explosive TATB. The method comprises the following steps: 1, with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene as a raw material, subjecting 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene to reacting with hydrogen and acetic anhydride in sequence to obtain 2,4,6-triacetylaminotoluene; 2, subjecting the obtained 2,4,6-triacetylaminotoluene o oxidation and a decarboxylation reaction to obtain 1,3,5-triacetylaminobenzene; and 3, carrying out nitrification and hydrolysis reactions on the obtained 1,3,5-triacetylaminobenzene to obtain 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3,5-triaminobenzene. According to the invention, the raw material used in the preparation method is the cheap 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and used reactants or catalysts are commonly used products in the chemical industry, so the preparation method has characteristics of low cost and usage of simple and easily available raw materials. In addition, the preparation method also has the characteristics of short synthesis steps, simple operation of each step, high yield, high reaction rate, easy separation and collection of intermediate and final products and the like, and is beneficial for realization of mass production of TATB.

Catalytic Paper Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry with Metal Nanotubes and the Detection of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene

Materials are making inroads into mass spectrometry, and an example is the use of advanced materials for enhanced ionization by transformation of a less-ionizable molecule to an easily ionizable one. Here we show the use of Pt nanoparticle-decorated nanotubes as highly active catalysts for the reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene to 2,4,6-triaminotoluene and subsequent easy detection of the product by in situ ambient ionization mass spectrometry.

In situ formed metal nanoparticle systems for catalytic reduction of nitroaromatic compounds

Developing robust and facile catalytic systems for converting nitroaromatic compounds to NH2-containing compounds are of importance to decrease or even eliminate their toxicity or risk in the environment. In view of in situ formed metal nanoparticles, the metal ion (Cu2+, Ag+, AuCl4-, Co2+ and Ni2+)/NaBH4 systems were employed to catalyze the reduction reaction of nitroaromatic compounds. By employing the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) as a model reaction, the effects of concentration of NaBH4, 4-NP and metal ions on the rate constants of the catalytic reduction reactions were systematically investigated. Apparent activation energies of these metal ion/NaBH4 catalytic systems were further measured and compared. In situ formed metal NPs could be characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Furthermore, these metal ion/NaBH4 systems were successfully employed to catalyze the reduction reaction of a series of other nitroaromatic compounds. These metal ion/NaBH4 catalytic systems investigated in this protocol are simple and do not require the preparation of metal nanoparticles in advance, compared with previous related reports. This journal is