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Properties of substance:

nitro isobutyl glycerine trinitrate

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

yellowish liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C4H6N4O11

Structural formula as text:

O2NC(CH2ONO2)3

Melting point (°C):

-39

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: soluble [Ref.]
benzene: very soluble [Ref.]
benzine: insoluble [Ref.]
carbon tetrachloride: soluble [Ref.]
chloroform: very soluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: very soluble [Ref.]
ethanol: very soluble [Ref.]
methylene chloride: soluble [Ref.]
nitrobenzene: soluble [Ref.]
sulfuric acid: soluble with reaction [Ref.]
water: 0.081 (20°C) [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1912
Temperature of flame of explosion (°C): 4870
Impact sensitivity (cm): 25
Heat of Explosion (kJ/kg): 7120
Detonation velocity (m/s): 7860


Density:

1.6171 (20°C, g/cm3)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.000274 (40°C)
0.0005 (50°C)
0.00148 (60°C)
0.00336 (70°C)
0.00793 (80°C)

Viscosity (mPa·s):

308.55 (20°C)

References:

  1. Liu J. Liquid Explosives. - Springer, 2015. - pp. 251-258
  2. Наум Ф. Нитроглицерин и нитроглицериновые взрывчатые вещества (динамиты). - М.-Л.: ГХТИ ОНТИ, 1934. - pp. 208-209 [Russian]
  3. Орлова Е.Ю. Химия и технология бризантных взрывчатых веществ. - Л.: Химия, 1981. - pp. 286-287 [Russian]

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