Nomenclature
CAS number: 628-96-6
1,2-Ethanediol dinitrate; glycol dinitrate; nitroglycol; EGDN.
C
2H
4N
2O
6; mol wt 152.06.
C 15.80%, H 2.65%, N 18.42%, O 63.13%.
O
2NOCH
2CH
2ONO
2.
Description and references
Explosive. Prepn: L. Henry, Ann. Chim. (Paris) 4, 253 (1872);
P. Golding et al., Tetrahedron 49, 7037 (1993). Determn in blood by GC: M. H. Litchfield, Analyst 93, 653 (1968); in explosion
debris by HPLC: R. J. Prime, J. Krebs, Can.
Soc. Forensic Sci. J. 13, 27 (1980); in vapor
phase by ion mobility spectrometry: A. H. Lawrence, P. Neudorfl, Anal. Chem. 60, 104 (1988). Measurement
of vapor pressure: P. A. Pella, J. Chem.
Thermodyn. 9, 301 (1977). Adsorption kinetics:
D. O. Henderson et al., Appl.
Spectrosc. 47, 528 (1993). Brief description
of properties: Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 27, 574-577 (1966); V. Lindner in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology vol. 10, (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 4th ed., 1993) pp
4, 21-26.
Properties
Colorless, odorless liquid with sweetish taste, mp -22.8°. d 1.490 g/cm3. nD20 1.395. Insol in water. Very sol in alcohol and ether.
Combustible, explosive.Caution
Potential symptoms of overexposure
are throbbing headache; dizziness; nausea; vomiting; abdominal pain;
hypotension; flushing; palpitations; methemoglobinemia; delirium;
CNS depression. Direct contact may cause skin irritation. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH 97-140, 1997) p 138.Use
Explosive for mining and fuel industries. Additive
to dynamite. Detection of hidden bombs by analysis of ambient air
for EGDN.