1607-01-8

Basic information

• Product Name: pentaerythritol dinitrate
• Synonyms: pentaerythritol dinitrate
• CAS NO: 1607-01-8
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₁₀N₂O₈
• Molecular Weight: 226.1415
• Mol File: 1607-01-8.mol
• Article Data: 4

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 232.4 °C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 94.3 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.565 g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 0.0111mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.518
• PKA: 13.29±0.10(Predicted)
• CAS DataBase Reference: pentaerythritol dinitrate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: pentaerythritol dinitrate(1607-01-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: pentaerythritol dinitrate(1607-01-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 1607-01-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

Pentaerythritol dinitrate (PEDN) is a powerful, high explosive organic compound. The chemical formula is C5H6N4O12. It is produced by reaction of pentaerythritol with a mixture of concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids. PEDN is primarily utilized as a component for various kinds of propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics. Its high oxygen content and stability make it useful in this context. It is also used in medicine for treatment of angina pectoris as it is a vasodilator and can help in the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the blood vessels. However, it is categorized as a hazardous substance due to its explosive nature. Proper care should be taken in its storage and handling to prevent any accidental detonation.

InChI:InChI=1/C5H10N2O8/c8-1-5(2-9,3-14-6(10)11)4-15-7(12)13/h8-9H,1-4H2

Upstream product

• 78-11-5 Pentaerythritol tetranitrate 
• 1607-17-6 pentrinitrol 
• 115-77-5 Pentaerythritol 
• 93263-74-2 1,3-diacetoxy-2,2-bis-nitrooxymethyl-propane 

Downstream Products

• 115-77-5 Pentaerythritol 
• 1607-00-7 pentaerythrityl mononitrate 

Relevant articles and documents

Method for preparing nitro compound by using graphene to catalyze nitric oxide

The invention discloses a method for preparing a nitro compound by using graphene to catalyze nitric oxide. A graphene oxide carbon material is used for catalysis of a reaction of nitric oxide and a nitrification substrate such as an aromatic compound to prepare the nitro compound. The method is used for replacing a traditional nitric acid/sulfur acid method to prepare the nitro compound, so thatthe atom utilization rate of the reaction is increased, the energy is saved, and the emission is reduced; and the method has the characteristic of atom economy during industrial preparation of the nitro compound.

Synthesis and study of organic nitrates of heterofunctional series 5. * Synthesis of 3,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxetane mono- and dinitrates and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol (pentaerythritol) mono- and dinitrates

New procedures were developed for the synthesis of 3,3-bis(hydroxymethyl) oxetane dinitrate (1) by O-nitration of the corresponding glycol (3) or its mononitrate (6), which were prepared by the reactions of 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propane-1,3-diol (pentaerythritol) (2) mono- (4) and dinitrates (5), respectively, with alkali. A new method was devised for the synthesis of compounds 4 and 5 by the reaction of tetraol 2 with concentrated HNO 3 in dichloroethane. The structures of compounds 1 and 6 were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.