Ethylene glycol dinitrate

Ethylene glycol dinitrate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Ethane-1,2-diyl dinitrate
	Other names Ethylene glycol dinitrate, Glycol dinitrate, Ethylene dinitrate, Ethylene nitrate, 1,2-Bis(nitrooxy)ethane, Nitroglycol (NGc), 1,2-Ethanediol dinitrate, Dinitroglycol, EGDN, Ethane-1,2-diyl dinitrate
Identifiers
CAS Number	628-96-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChemSpider	37281 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.058
PubChem CID	40818;
UNII	9CZ6PE9E3J ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6027264 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H4N2O6/c5-3(6)9-1-2-10-4(7)8/h1-2H2 Key: UQXKXGWGFRWILX-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C2H4N2O6/c5-3(6)9-1-2-10-4(7)8/h1-2H2;
	SMILES O=N(=O)OCCON(=O)=O; C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-];
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H4N2O6
Molar mass	152.1 g/mol
Appearance	Oily, colorless to light yellow liquid
Odor	odorless
Density	1.4918 g/cm3
Melting point	−22.0 °C (−7.6 °F; 251.2 K)
Boiling point	197.5 °C (387.5 °F; 470.6 K)
Solubility in water	5 g/l
Vapor pressure	0.05 mmHg (@ 20 °C)
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity	0.02 kp m = 0.2 Nm
Friction sensitivity	36 kp = 353 N pistil load no reaction
Detonation velocity	8300 m/s
RE factor	1.66
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	2 1 4
Flash point	215 °C; 419 °F; 488 K
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	C 0.2 ppm (1 mg/m3) [skin]
REL (Recommended)	ST 0.1 mg/m3 [skin]
IDLH (Immediate danger)	75 mg/m3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Ethylene glycol dinitrate, abbreviated EGDN and NGC, also known as Nitroglycol, is a colorless, oily, explosive liquid obtained by nitrating ethylene glycol. It is similar to nitroglycerine in both manufacture and properties, though it is more volatile and less viscous. Unlike nitroglycerine, the chemical has a perfect oxygen balance, meaning that its ideal exothermic decomposition would completely convert it to low energy carbon dioxide, water, and nitrogen gas, with no excess unreacted substances, without needing to react with anything else.