Overview
An extremely sensitive explosive used by Nobel to make dynamite; also a cardiac drug that dilates blood vessels.
- IUPAC Name
- 1,3-bis(nitrooxy)propan-2-yl nitrate
- CAS Number
- 55-63-0
- PubChem CID
- 4510
- Molecular Formula
- C3H5N3O9
- Molar Mass
- 227.086 g/mol
- State at STP
- liquid
- Appearance
- Colorless to pale yellow oily liquid
Safety Information
GHS Hazard Codes
H201H330H373
GHS Pictograms
exploding-bombskull
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