Triethylene glycol dinitrate

Triethylene glycol dinitrate

Names
IUPAC name 2,2'-(Ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))bisethyl dinitrate ]
Other names TEGDN
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	111-22-8 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image
SMILES C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])OCCOCCO[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
Molecular formula	C6H12N2O8
Molar mass	240.17 g·mol−1
Appearance	pale yellow oily liquid
Density	1.33 g/cm3
Melting point	−19 °C (−2 °F; 254 K)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Y verify (what is: Y/N?)
Infobox references

Triethylene glycol dinitrate (TEGDN) is a nitrated alcohol ester of triethylene glycol. It is used as an energetic plasticizer in explosives and propellants. Its chemical formula is O₂N-O-CH₂CH₂-O-CH₂CH₂-O-CH₂CH₂-O-NO₂. It is a pale yellow oily liquid.^[1] It is somewhat similar to nitroglycerin.

TEGDN is often used together with trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN).

Triethylene glycol dinitrate, diethylene glycol dinitrate, and trimethylolethane trinitrate are being considered as replacements for nitroglycerin in propellants.^[2]

References