Tetryl

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    479-45-8

    Molecular formula
    C7H5N5O8

    SMILES
    CN(C1=C(C=C(C=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]

    Safety labels

    Explosive
    Explosive

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 58.75%
    Sweet 44.65%
    Fatty 27.68%
    Musk 26.79%
    Milky 23.44%
    Powdery 22.4%
    Creamy 22.08%
    Dry 20.63%
    Buttery 20.05%
    Caramellic 19.51%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.7

    Molecular weight
    287.14 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 268 °F (NIOSH, 2024)
    • 130-132 °C
    • 130 °C
    • 268 °F

    Boiling point

    • 356 to 374 °F at 760 mmHg (Explodes) (NIOSH, 2024)
    • 187 °C (explodes)
    • 356-374 °F (Explodes)

    Flash point est.
    239.18 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • Explodes (NIOSH, 2024)
    • Flash point: explodes in air at 187C
    • explodes in air at 187 °C
    • Explodes

    Solubility expt.

    • 0.02 % (NIOSH, 2024)
    • Sol in alc, ether, glacial acetic acid, benzene
    • In water, 74 mg/L @ 25 °C
    • Solubility in water: none
    • 0.02%

  • Synonyms

    • Tetryl
    • Nitramine
    • Tetralite
    • Tetril
    • Picrylmethylnitramine
    • 479-45-8
    • N-Methyl-N-picrylnitramine
    • Picrylnitromethylamine
    • N-Picryl-N-methylnitramine
    • 2,4,6-Tetryl
    • Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
    • N-METHYL-N,2,4,6-TETRANITROANILINE
    • Nitramine (VAN)
    • Nitramine (indicator)
    • N-Methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitrobenzenamine
    • 2,4,6-(Trinitrophenyl)methylnitroamine
    • 2,4,6-Trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine
    • NSC 2166
    • 2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
    • (Trinitrophenyl)methylnitramine
    • CCRIS 3143
    • Tetralit
    • HSDB 2857
    • Aniline, N-methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitro-
    • NSC-2166
    • Benzenamine, N-methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitro-
    • EINECS 207-531-9
    • N-methyl-N-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)nitramide
    • BRN 0964788
    • N-Methyl-N-2,4,6-tetranitrobenzenamine
    • UNII-GJ18911991
    • NITRAMINE [MI]
    • TETRYL [HSDB]
    • DTXSID7047770
    • CHEBI:28950
    • 4-16-00-00895 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • 2,4,6-trinitrophenylmethylnitroamine
    • 2,4,6-(Trinitrophenyl)methylnitramine
    • UN 0208
    • N-methyl-N-nitro-2,4,6-trinitroaniline
    • GJ18911991
    • N-Methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline (tetryl)
    • CE (VAN)
    • UN0208
    • nitramines
    • N-nitroamines
    • Methylpicrylnitramine
    • 2,4,6,N-Tetranitro-N-methylaniline
    • 2,6-Tetryl
    • 2,4,6Tetryl
    • Tetryl 2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
    • Tetryl (ACGIH:OSHA)
    • SCHEMBL57161
    • Aniline,2,4,6-tetranitro-
    • Benzenamine,2,4,6-tetranitro-
    • CHEMBL5314967
    • DTXCID2027751
    • CHEBI:25543
    • NMethylN,2,4,6tetranitroaniline
    • NSC2166
    • WLN: WNN1&R BNW DNW ENW
    • 2,4,6TrinitrophenylNmethylnitramine
    • 2,6-(Trinitrophenyl)methylnitramine
    • 2,6-(Trinitrophenyl)methylnitroamine
    • 2,6-Trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine
    • n-methyl-n-2,4,6-tetranitroaniline
    • N-2,4,6-Tetranitro-N-methylaniline
    • Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine or tetryl
    • NS00005812
    • Benzenamine, N-methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitro-(9CI)
    • Q409753
    • 2-Methyl-1-oxo-2-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)hydrazine 1-oxide #
    • Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine or tetryl [UN0208] [Explosive 1.1D]

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 22.46
    methanol 45.63
    isopropanol 9.17
    water 1.68
    ethyl acetate 116.06
    n-propanol 12.86
    acetone 267.48
    n-butanol 6.83
    acetonitrile 140.78
    DMF 665.77
    toluene 74.36
    isobutanol 6.59
    1,4-dioxane 268.8
    methyl acetate 246.78
    THF 303.8
    2-butanone 170.07
    n-pentanol 9.45
    sec-butanol 9.54
    n-hexane 0.9
    ethylene glycol 27.83
    NMP 872.85
    cyclohexane 1.73
    DMSO 1086.56
    n-butyl acetate 82.79
    n-octanol 9.43
    chloroform 34.39
    n-propyl acetate 103.95
    acetic acid 70.15
    dichloromethane 92.28
    cyclohexanone 149.78
    propylene glycol 12.9
    isopropyl acetate 54.96
    DMAc 678.27
    2-ethoxyethanol 91.07
    isopentanol 5.52
    n-heptane 1.69
    ethyl formate 75.76
    1,2-dichloroethane 96.55
    n-hexanol 10.96
    2-methoxyethanol 118.37
    isobutyl acetate 32.29
    tetrachloromethane 3.69
    n-pentyl acetate 46.8
    transcutol 206.99
    n-heptanol 8.81
    ethylbenzene 31.44
    MIBK 34.36
    2-propoxyethanol 89.68
    tert-butanol 11.7
    MTBE 31.88
    2-butoxyethanol 42.71
    propionic acid 59.28
    o-xylene 45.52
    formic acid 85.68
    diethyl ether 47.65
    m-xylene 30.39
    p-xylene 39.95
    chlorobenzene 71.78
    dimethyl carbonate 192.42
    n-octane 0.95
    formamide 237.19
    cyclopentanone 313.23
    2-pentanone 78.45
    anisole 165.19
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 81.32
    gamma-butyrolactone 498.09
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 61.75
    pyridine 314.19
    3-pentanone 101.37
    furfural 522.95
    n-dodecane 1.1
    diethylene glycol 91.66
    diisopropyl ether 10.98
    tert-amyl alcohol 13.35
    acetylacetone 210.32
    n-hexadecane 1.32
    acetophenone 206.29
    methyl propionate 167.2
    isopentyl acetate 48.82
    trichloroethylene 165.13
    n-nonanol 10.51
    cyclohexanol 11.41
    benzyl alcohol 69.87
    2-ethylhexanol 10.75
    isooctanol 6.38
    dipropyl ether 33.71
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 67.12
    ethyl lactate 61.27
    propylene carbonate 144.07
    n-methylformamide 243.56
    2-pentanol 5.59
    n-pentane 0.82
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 52.83
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 131.77
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 78.1
    mesitylene 13.43
    ε-caprolactone 162.12
    p-cymene 19.67
    epichlorohydrin 356.66
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 31.88
    2-aminoethanol 21.28
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 677.76
    sulfolane 694.74
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.66
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 127.44
    n-hexyl acetate 53.33
    isooctane 0.29
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 77.73
    sec-butyl acetate 50.17
    tert-butyl acetate 63.04
    decalin 1.74
    glycerin 33.43
    diglyme 208.53
    acrylic acid 97.89
    isopropyl myristate 24.21
    n-butyric acid 27.98
    acetyl acetate 93.26
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 29.16
    ethyl propionate 103.88
    nitromethane 592.42
    1,2-diethoxyethane 96.08
    benzonitrile 105.26
    trioctyl phosphate 16.27
    1-bromopropane 23.97
    gamma-valerolactone 505.64
    n-decanol 8.86
    triethyl phosphate 50.0
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3.63
    propionitrile 53.02
    vinylene carbonate 175.85
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 154.87
    DMS 183.4
    cumene 15.43
    2-octanol 6.34
    2-hexanone 76.76
    octyl acetate 35.72
    limonene 22.34
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 228.21
    ethyl orthosilicate 33.41
    tributyl phosphate 24.11
    diacetone alcohol 58.91
    N,N-dimethylaniline 81.2
    acrylonitrile 140.87
    aniline 70.07
    1,3-propanediol 20.3
    bromobenzene 67.14
    dibromomethane 40.18
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 83.08
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 58.86
    tetrabutyl urea 41.52
    diisobutyl methanol 5.98
    2-phenylethanol 61.66
    styrene 52.18
    dioctyl adipate 53.72
    dimethyl sulfate 425.31
    ethyl butyrate 67.29
    methyl lactate 95.43
    butyl lactate 35.04
    diethyl carbonate 59.06
    propanediol butyl ether 32.63
    triethyl orthoformate 46.74
    p-tert-butyltoluene 16.98
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 88.83
    morpholine 198.08
    tert-butylamine 5.27
    n-dodecanol 7.09
    dimethoxymethane 262.04
    ethylene carbonate 110.27
    cyrene 146.68
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 124.69
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 48.51
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 98.87
    4-methylpyridine 240.44
    dibutyl ether 22.09
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 5.98
    DEF 171.7
    dimethyl isosorbide 192.99
    tetrachloroethylene 53.4
    eugenol 83.79
    triacetin 124.75
    span 80 45.28
    1,4-butanediol 13.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 38.77
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 8.41
    methyl formate 287.65
    2-methyl-1-butanol 6.38
    n-decane 1.65
    butyronitrile 24.53
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 9.06
    1-chlorooctane 8.42
    1-chlorotetradecane 4.37
    n-nonane 1.38
    undecane 1.35
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.16
    cyclooctane 0.86
    cyclopentanol 19.1
    tetrahydropyran 75.94
    tert-amyl methyl ether 33.23
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 153.74
    1-hexene 5.36
    2-isopropoxyethanol 53.34
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 58.78
    methyl butyrate 106.77

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction