1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate supplier

Name
1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate
EINECS 229-697-1
CAS No. 6659-60-5
Density 1.582 g/cm³
Solubility
Melting Point
Formula C4H7 N3 O9
Boiling Point 334.4 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Weight 241.114
Flash Point 162.4 °C
Transport Information
Appearance
Safety An explosive. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of NO_x.
Risk Codes 11-20/21/22-36
Molecular Structure
Hazard Symbols F,Xn
Synonyms 1,2,4-Butanetriol,trinitrate (8CI,9CI); 1,2,4-Butanetriyl nitrate (6CI,7CI); BTTN
PSA 165.15000
LogP 0.93960

Synthetic route

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D,L-1,2,4-butanetriol

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1,2,4-butanetriol trinitrate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With ammonium nitrate; sulfuric acid at 15℃; for 3h; Cooling with ice;	80%
With sulfuric acid; nitric acid
With sulfuric acid; nitric acid at -10 - 10℃;

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate Chemical Properties

IUPAC Name: [3-Nitrooxy-1-(nitrooxymethyl)propyl] nitrate
The MF of 1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate (CAS NO.6659-60-5) is C₄H₇N₃O₉.

The MW of 1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate (CAS NO.6659-60-5) is 241.11.
Synonyms of 1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate (CAS NO.6659-60-5): 1,2,4-Butanetriol, trinitrate ; Butane-1,2,4-triyl nitrate
colorless to brown explosive liquid
Index of Refraction: 1.487
EINECS: 229-697-1
Density: 1.582 g/ml
Flash Point: 162.4 °C
Boiling Point: 334.4 °C

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate Uses

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate (CAS NO.6659-60-5) is used as a propellant in virtually all single-stage missiles used by the United States, including the Hellfire. It is less volatile, less sensitive to shock, and more thermally stable than nitroglycerine, for which it is a promising replacement.
BTTN as a propellant is often used in a mixture with nitroglycerin. The mixture can be made by conitration of butanetriol and glycerol. BTTN is also used as a plasticizer in some nitrocellulose based propellants.

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate Production

BTTN is manufactured by nitration of 1,2,4-butanetriol. Biotechnological manufacture of butanetriol is under intensive research.

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate Consensus Reports

Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate Safety Profile

An explosive. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of NO_x.Safety information of 1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate (CAS NO.6659-60-5):
RIDADR 0473
HazardClass 1.1A

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate Standards and Recommendations

DOT Classification: Forbidden

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate Specification

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate (BTTN), also called butanetriol trinitrate, is an important military propellant. It is a colorless to brown explosive liquid.

Product Name

1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate