Diethylene glycol dinitrate

Diethylene glycol dinitrate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Oxydi(ethane-2,1-diyl) dinitrate
Other names
Diethyleneglycol dinitrate
Diethyl glycol dinitrate
Oxydiethylene dinitrate
DEGDN
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
UN number 0075
  • InChI=1S/C4H8N2O7/c7-5(8)12-3-1-11-2-4-13-6(9)10/h1-4H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C4H8N2O7/c7-5(8)12-3-1-11-2-4-13-6(9)10/h1-4H2
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  • C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])OCCO[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
C4H8N2O7
Molar mass 196.115 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless oily liquid
Odor Odorless
Density 1.4092 g/mL (0 °C)
1.3846 g/mL (20 °C)
Melting point −11.5 °C (11.3 °F; 261.6 K)
Boiling point 197 °C (387 °F; 470 K) (decomposes)
4.1 g/L (24 °C)
Solubility Soluble in methanol, acetic acid
Vapor pressure 0.007 mmHg (22.4 °C)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN) is an explosive nitrated alcohol ester with the formula C4H8N2O7. It is commonly used as a plasticizer in propellant or explosive formulations.[1] While chemically similar to numerous other high explosives, pure diethylene glycol dinitrate is difficult to ignite. Ignition typically requires localized heating to the decomposition point unless the DEGDN is first atomized. It is sensitive to detonation by impact but not due to friction.[2]

  1. ^ Kubota, Naminosuke (2015). Propellants and explosives: thermochemical aspects of combustion (3 ed.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-69348-1.
  2. ^ Hoque, Ehtasimul; Pant, Chandra Shekhar; Das, Sushanta (2020-03-09). "Study on Friction Sensitivity of Passive and Active Binder based Composite Solid Propellants and Correlation with Burning Rate". Defence Science Journal. 70 (2): 159–165. doi:10.14429/dsj.70.14802. ISSN 0976-464X.

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