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nitramine
Sign in to saveAlso known as n-methyl-n,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline, 2,4,6-tetryl, 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-n-methylnitramine, N-methyl-N-picrylnitramine, (trinitrophenyl)methylnitramine, N-methyl-N-nitro-2,4,6-trinitroaniline, N-methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitrobenzenamine, 2,4,6-trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine or tetryl (C7H5N5O8) is an explosive compound used to make detonators and explosive booster charges.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H5N5O8
- Molecular weight
- 287.14 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- N-methyl-N-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)nitramide
- SMILES
- CN(C1=C(C=C(C=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- AGUIVNYEYSCPNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.7
- Polar surface area
- 187 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 9
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 287.014
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- chemical formula
- C₇H₅N₅O₈
- Commons category
- Tetryl
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0607
- density
- 1.57
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 750
- melting point
- 268
- vapor pressure
- 1
- solubility
- 0.02
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 1.5
- short-term exposure limit
- 3
- explosive velocity
- 7570
- canonical SMILES
- CN(C1=C(C=C(C=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
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2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine or tetryl (C7H5N5O8) is an explosive compound used to make detonators and explosive booster charges.
Tetryl is a nitramine booster explosive, though its use has been largely superseded by RDX. Tetryl is a sensitive secondary high explosive used as a booster, a small charge placed next to the detonator in order to propagate detonation into the main explosive charge.