Trimethylolethane trinitrateTrimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN), also known as metriol trinitrate (METN, MTN, METRTN) or nitropentaglycerin, is a nitrate ester. It is a high explosive similar to nitroglycerin. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Trimethylolethane trinitrate, revision 1351531518.

Property

Value

Formula

C5H9N3O9, 255.14 g/mol

Melting point

-3 °C

Boiling point

182 °C

Density

1.47 g/cm³

Flash point

26.7 °C

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