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Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

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Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Molecular formula: C5H8N4O12 CAS# 78-11-5
Categories: Ester
PubChem CID: 6518 | ChemSpider ID: 6271 | CHEBI:25879 | CB4292971
Names
English:
1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-, dinitrate (ester)
2,2-Bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]-1,3-propanediol Dinitrate (Ester)
3-(Nitrooxy)-2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]propyl nitrate(IUPAC)
PENT
PENTA
PETN
Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate [Wiki]
TEN
[3-Nitrooxy-2,2-bis(nitrooxymethyl)propyl] nitrate(IUPAC)
corpent
pentaerithrityli tetranitras
penthrite

Variants of the formula:

O^-|N^+`/O/\O/\<`|/O`|N^+`\O\/O^-><|`/O|N^+`/O/\O^->/\O/N^+`|O|\O^-
c@:n(a,o,n)<_(A&a)_p6O_q6N&n^+<_qq6O>_p6O&o^->@(-30)@n(60,`,`)@n(150,`)@n(-120)
C(CH2ONO2)4
Elemental composition
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Reactions in which Pentaerythritol tetranitrate is involved

  • C(CH2OH)4 + 4HNO3 → C(CH2ONO2)4 + 4H2O