Substance profile
Diethylene glycol dinitrate
Diethylene glycol dinitrate is a liquid.
01 · Identification
What Diethylene glycol dinitrate is
Diethylene glycol dinitrate is a liquid. Its molecular formula is C4H8N2O7 and its molecular weight is 196.12 g/mol. It boils at 161 °C, melts at -11.3 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as flammable agents - 4th degree.
Other names for Diethylene glycol dinitrate
- oxydiethylene dinitrate
- digol dinitrate
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H310 | Fatal in contact with skin. |
| H330 | Fatal if inhaled. |
| H300 | Fatal if swallowed. |
| H373 | May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H412 | Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
| H200 | Unstable explosives. |
Precautionary statements: P210, P260, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301, P302, P304, P310, P314, P330, P352, P501
This page lists only the codes assigned to Diethylene glycol…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Diethylene glycol dinitrate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 161 °C (321.8 °F) | HSDB | |
| 44 °C (111.2 °F) | at 0.01 mmHg (reduced pressure) | HSDB | |
| 139 °C (282.2 °F) | at 6.75056 mmHg (reduced pressure) | ICSC | |
| Melting point | -11.3 °C (11.7 °F) | HSDB | |
| 2 °C (35.6 °F) | ICSC | ||
| Density | 1.377 g/cm³ | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| Solubility | Slightly soluble in alcohol; soluble in ether | HSDB | |
| In water, 3.9X10+3 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB | |
| Vapor pressure | 0.0038 mmHg | at 20 °C | ICSC |
| 0.0059 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB | |
| 0.0059 mmHg | Haz-Map | ||
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | A dangerous explosive sensitive to heat, shock, and vibration. | HSDB | |
| Vapor density | 6.76 (air = 1) | HSDB | |
| Odor threshold | About 680 mg/L in water | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Fire and explosion
Fire and explosion behaviour of Diethylene glycol…
These are descriptions rather than measured values, so they are kept out of the table above and quoted here with the source that reported them.
Fire and explosion
Diethyleneglycol dinitrate ... is a liquid which is an extremely sensitive explosive if not properly desensitized with a phlegmatizer ... Under prolonged exposure to heat or fire or from sudden shock /it/ can explode. /Diethylenegylcol dinitrate, desensitized/
Source: HSDB
05 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Diethylene glycol dinitrate
Storage conditions
Fireproof. Store in separate building. Separated from acids, food and feedstuffs . Cool. Well closed.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Incompatible materials
Can react vigorously with oxidizing or reducing materials.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Reactivity
Nitroorganics, such as DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DINITRATE, range from slight to strong oxidizing agents. If mixed with reducing agents, including hydrides, sulfides and nitrides, they may begin a vigorous reaction that culminates in a detonation. Nitroalkanes are milder oxidizing agents, but still react violently with reducing agents at higher temperature and pressures. Nitroalkanes react with inorganic bases to form explosive salts. The presence of metal oxides increases the thermal sensitivity of nitroalkanes. Nitroalkanes with more than one nitro group are generally explosive.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Diethylene glycol…
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Diethylene glycol… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
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