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Triethylene glycol dinitrate
Names
IUPAC name 2,2'-(Ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))bisethyl dinitrate ]
Other names TEGDN
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.498 Edit this at Wikidata
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SMILES
  • C(CO(=O))OCCOCCO(=O)
Properties
Chemical formula C6H12N2O8
Molar mass 240.168 g·mol
Appearance pale yellow oily liquid
Density 1.33 g/cm
Melting point −19 °C (−2 °F; 254 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). checkverify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

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. It is somewhat similar to nitroglycerin.

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

Triethylene glycol dinitrate, diethylene glycol dinitrate, and trimethyloleate trinitrate are being considered as replacements for nitroglycerin in propellants.

References

  1. Triethylene glycol dinitrate at ChemYQ
  2. Pentagon reports at stormingmedia.us
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