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Properties of pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Thermophysical properties for pentaerythritol tetranitrate (CAS: 78-11-5). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 5, H: 8, N: 4, O: 12
  • CAS
    78-11-5
  • Formula
    C5H8N4O12
  • ID
    78-11-5
  • InChI
    C5H8N4O12/c10-6(11)18-1-5(2-19-7(12)13,3-20-8(14)15)4-21-9(16)17/h1-4H2
  • InChI Key
    TZRXHJWUDPFEEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    [3-nitrooxy-2,2-bis(nitrooxymethyl)propyl] nitrate
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    316.137
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    6518
  • SMILES
    C(C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])(CO[N+](=O)[O-])CO[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    1.451
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    22.4
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    402.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.731
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    140.5
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    269.85

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -31.2149
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00850498
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1519.32
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    372.727
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    1.1783e+5
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    270.458
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.208078
  • Parachor
    1.0225e-4
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00925
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    1.9908e-8
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    269.725
  • Solubility parameter
    2.2630e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.52081
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.855511
  • Surface tension
    0.0409121
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0202208
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.11047

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential