Ethylene glycol dinitrate
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Ethylene glycol dinitrate, abbreviated EGDN and NGC, also known as Nitroglycol, is a colorless, oily, explosive liquid obtained by nitrating ethylene glycol. It is similar to nitroglycerine in both manufacture and properties, though it is more volatile and less viscous. Unlike nitroglycerine, the chemical has a perfect oxygen balance, meaning that its ideal exothermic decomposition would completely convert it to low energy carbon dioxide, water, and nitrogen gas, with no excess unreacted substances, without needing to react with anything else.
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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethane-1,2-diyl dinitrate | |
Other names
Ethylene glycol dinitrate, Glycol dinitrate, Ethylene dinitrate, Ethylene nitrate, 1,2-Bis(nitrooxy)ethane, Nitroglycol (NGc), 1,2-Ethanediol dinitrate, Dinitroglycol, EGDN, Ethane-1,2-diyl dinitrate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.058 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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Properties | |
C2H4N2O6 | |
Molar mass | 152.1 g/mol |
Appearance | Oily, colorless to light yellow liquid |
Odor | odorless[1] |
Density | 1.4918 g/cm3 |
Melting point | −22.0 °C (−7.6 °F; 251.2 K) |
Boiling point | 197.5 °C (387.5 °F; 470.6 K) |
5 g/l | |
Vapor pressure | 0.05 mmHg (@ 20 °C)[1] |
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Shock sensitivity | 0.02 kp m = 0.2 Nm |
Friction sensitivity | 36 kp = 353 N pistil load no reaction |
Detonation velocity | 7300 m/s[2] |
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Flash point | 215 °C; 419 °F; 488 K[1] |
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PEL (Permissible) |
C 0.2 ppm (1 mg/m3) [skin][1] |
REL (Recommended) |
ST 0.1 mg/m3 [skin][1] |
IDLH (Immediate danger) |
75 mg/m3[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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