NitroglycerinNitroglycerin (NG, alternative spelling nitroglycerine), also known as trinitroglycerin (TNG), nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless or pale yellow, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions… Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Nitroglycerin, revision 1380097611.

Property

Value

Formula

C3H5N3O9, 227.08 g/mol

Melting point

12.8 °C

Boiling point

218 °C

Density

1.5931 g/cm³

log P, measured

2.154

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