PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE supplier

Name
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
EINECS 201-084-3
CAS No. 78-11-5
Article Data22
CAS DataBase
Density 1.684 g/cm³
Solubility 2mg/L(temperature not stated)
Melting Point 140°
Formula C₅H₈N₄O₁₂
Boiling Point 426.7 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Weight 316.138
Flash Point 198.8 °C
Transport Information
Appearance white crystalline powder
Safety 35
Risk Codes 3
Molecular Structure
Hazard Symbols E
Synonyms 1,3-Propanediol,2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-, dinitrate (ester) (9CI);Pentaerythritol,tetranitrate (6CI,8CI);2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol tetranitrate;Angicap;Angitet;Antora;Arcotrate;Baritrate;C 2 (explosive);CHot;Cardiacap;Deltrate 20;Dilcoran 80;Dipentrate;Duotrate;Erinit;Extex;Hasethrol;Kaytrate;LX 02-1;LX 08-0;LX 13;LX 16;LX 16 (explosive);Lentrat;Martrate 45;Mycardol;Neo-Corovas;Niperyt;Nitrin;Nitrine;Nitrolong;Nitropent;Nitropenta 7W;Nitropentaerythritol;Nitrotalans;PETN;Pencard;Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate;Pentafilin;Pentanitrine;
PSA 220.20000
LogP 0.89880

Synthetic route

: 115-77-5
Pentaerythritol

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With carbon dioxide; dinitrogen pentoxide at 0℃; under 45004.5 - 60006 Torr; for 0.5h; Autoclave;	94%
With potassium fluoride; nitrylfluoride In acetonitrile at -30 - -20℃;	87.4%
With nitric acid at -10 - -5℃;	44%

: 115-77-5
Pentaerythritol

A: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

B: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With sulfuric acid; nitric acid; urea at 0 - 10℃; for 2h; Nitration;	A n/a B 35%

: 115-77-5
Pentaerythritol

A: 74999-16-9
1,2-bis-nitryloxy-3-(2-nitryloxy-ethoxy)-propane

B: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With air; sulfuric acid; water; nitric acid

: 74999-16-9
1,2-bis-nitryloxy-3-(2-nitryloxy-ethoxy)-propane

: 76-02-8
Trichloroacetyl chloride

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 6228-26-8
Formaldehyd-bis(pentaerythrityl)acetal

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With nitric acid Yield given;

: 74999-16-9
1,2-bis-nitryloxy-3-(2-nitryloxy-ethoxy)-propane

: 7664-93-9
sulfuric acid

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 121-47-1
3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109985-28-6
dipotassium salt of N-nitrometanilic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With potassium hydroxide In water; acetone at 60℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 85%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 121-47-1
3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109985-30-0
dicesium salt of N-nitrometanilic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With cesium hydroxide In water; acetone at 60℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 85%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 121-47-1
3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109985-29-7
dirubidium salt of N-nitrometanilic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With rubidium hydroxide In water; acetone at 60℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 85%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 121-57-3
4-aminobenzene sulfonic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109985-32-2
dipotassium salt of N-nitrosulfanilic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With potassium hydroxide In 1,4-dioxane; water at 90℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 85%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 121-57-3
4-aminobenzene sulfonic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109985-34-4
dicesium salt of N-nitrosulfanilic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With cesium hydroxide In 1,4-dioxane; water at 90℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 85%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 121-57-3
4-aminobenzene sulfonic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109985-33-3
dirubidium salt of N-nitrosulfanilic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With rubidium hydroxide In 1,4-dioxane; water at 90℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 85%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 99-05-8
meta-aminobenzoic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109972-56-7
dirubidium salt of m-(nitroamino)benzoic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With rubidium hydroxide In water; acetone at 60℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 80%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 99-05-8
meta-aminobenzoic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109972-57-8
dicesium salt of m-(nitroamino)benzoic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With cesium hydroxide In water; acetone at 60℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 80%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 150-13-0
4-amino-benzoic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109972-61-4
dirubidium salt of p-(nitroamino)benzoic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With rubidium hydroxide In water; acetone at 60℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 80%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 150-13-0
4-amino-benzoic acid

A: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

B: 109972-62-5
dicesium salt of p-(nitroamino)benzoic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With cesium hydroxide In water; acetone at 60℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 80%

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 1607-17-6
pentrinitrol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With hydrazine hydrate In 1,4-dioxane; ethanol; water for 3h; Reflux;	51%
With hydrazine hydrate In 1,4-dioxane; ethanol for 2.5h; Heating;

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 1607-01-8
2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol dinitrate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With hydrazine hydrate In 1,4-dioxane; ethanol; water for 6.5h; Reflux;	43%
With hydrazine hydrate In 1,4-dioxane; ethanol for 2.5h; Heating;

: 917-64-6
methyl magnesium iodide

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 5725-96-2
N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With diethyl ether erst in der Kaelte,dann bei Zimmertemperatur und Zersetzen des Reaktionsprodukts mit Wasser;

: 60-29-7
diethyl ether

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 75-16-1
methylmagnesium bromide

: 5725-96-2
N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
und Zersetzung des Reaktionsprodukts mit Wasser;

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: 60-29-7
diethyl ether

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 925-90-6
ethylmagnesium bromide

: 3710-84-7
N-ethyl-N-hydroxy-ethanamine

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
und Zersetzung des Reaktionsprodukts mit Wasser;

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: 60-29-7
diethyl ether

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: methylmagnesium iodide

: 5725-96-2
N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine

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: 60-29-7
diethyl ether

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: ethylmagnesium bromide

: 3710-84-7
N-ethyl-N-hydroxy-ethanamine

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: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 925-90-6
ethylmagnesium bromide

: 3710-84-7
N-ethyl-N-hydroxy-ethanamine

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With diethyl ether

: 78-11-5
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

: 1607-00-7
pentaerythrityl mononitrate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With hydrazine hydrate In 1,4-dioxane; ethanol for 2.5h; Heating;

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Chemical Properties

Molecular formula: C₅H₈N₄O₁₂
Molar mass: 316.137 g/mol
Structure:

Density: 1.77 g/cm³ at 20 °C
Melting point: 141.3 °C, 414 K, 286 °F
Othwe names: PETN, corpent, pentrite, nitropenta, pentrit
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (78-11-5) is an extremely sensitive high explosive. It is one of the most powerful high explosives known, with a relative effectiveness factor (R.E. factor) of 1.66.

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE History

In 1891, penthrite was first synthesized by Tollens and Wiegand by nitration of pentaerythritol.
In 1912, after being patented by the German government, the production of PETN started. Pentaerythritol tetranitrate(78-11-5 ) was used by the German army in World War I. PETN is also one of the ingredients in Semtex plastic explosive. PETN was the explosive chosen by Richard Reid for his plot to blow up the Boeing 767 he was traveling in from Paris to Miami. He was stopped just in time however.

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Uses

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (78-11-5) is used in making detonating fuses and commercial blasting caps, and also has a medicinal use.
1. The most obvious use of PETN is as an explosive. It is more sensitive to shock or friction than TNT or tetryl, and it is never used alone as a booster. It is primarily used in booster and bursting charges of small caliber ammunition, in upper charges of detonators in some land mines and shells, and as the explosive core of detonation cord.
2. Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (78-11-5) is used as a vasodilator, similar to nitroglycerin. A medicine for heart disease, Lentonitrat, is nearly pure PETN.

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Production

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (78-11-5) is made by the nitration of pentaerythritol with strong (96%) nitric acid at about 50 °C.
C(CH₂OH)₄+ 4HNO₃ → C(CH₂ONO₂)₄ + 4H₂O

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Toxicity Data With Reference

1.		orl-man TDLo:1669 mg/kg/8Y-C:SKN		BJDEAZ British Journal of Dermatology. 87 (1972),498.
2.		orl-mus LDLo:7 g/kg		FRZKAP Farmatsevtichnii Zhurnal (Kiev). 16 (2)(1961),63.

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Safety Profile

Human systemic effects by ingestion: dermatitis. Effects are similar to those of nitroglycerin, i.e., headache, weakness, and fall in blood pressure. Very low oral toxicity. Severe explosion hazard when shocked or exposed to heat. It explodes at 215°C. On decomposition it emits highly toxic fumes of NO_x; can react vigorously with oxidizing materials. Used in detonators and explosive specialities. See also NITRATES and EXPLOSIVES, HIGH.
Hazard Codes:

E
Risk Statements: 3: Extreme risk of explosion by shock, friction, fire or other sources of ignition.
Safety Statements: 35: This material and its container must be disposed of in a safe way.
RIDADR: 0473
HazardClass: 1.1A
PackingGroup: II

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Standards and Recommendations

DOT Classification: Forbidden (dry); DOT Class: Explosive 1.1A; Label: EXPLOSIVE 1.1A (NA 0150); DOT Class: Explosive 1.1D; Label: EXPLOSIVE 1.1D (UN 0411)

Product Name

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Synthetic route

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Chemical Properties

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE History

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Uses

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Production

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Toxicity Data With Reference

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Safety Profile

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE Standards and Recommendations

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