R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Diethyleneglycol Dinitrate
Diethyleneglycol Dinitrate
Diglykoldinitrat; Dinitrodiglykol; dinitrate de diéthylèneglycol
colorless oil
empirical formula: C4H8N2O7
molecular weight: 196.1
energy of formation: –506.7 kcal/kg = –2120.0 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –532.3 kcal/kg = –2227.3 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: – 40.8%
nitrogen content: 14.29%
volume of explosion gases: 991 l/kg
heat of explosion
(H2O liq.): 1091 kcal/kg = 4566 kJ/kg
(H2O gas): 990 kcal/kg = 4141 kJ/kg
specific energy: 120.2 mt/kg = 1178 kJ/kg
density: 1.38 g/cm 3
refractive index: n D 25 = 1.4498
melting point: 2 °C = 35.6°F (stable modification)
–10.9 °C = +12.4°F (unstable modification)
vapor pressure:
Pressure Temperature
millibar °C °F
0.0048 20 68
0.17 60 140
lead block test: 410 cm3 /10 g
detonation velocity, confined:
6600 m/s = 21700 ft/s at r = 1.38 g/cm3 deflagration point: 190 °C = 374°F
impact sensitivity: 0.01 kpm = 0.1 Nm
This compound is miscible at ordinary temperatures with nitroglycerine,
nitroglycol, ether, acetone, methanol, chloroform and benzene,
and even with its precursor compound – the diglycol prior to nitration. It
is not miscible with ethanol and is sparingly soluble in carbon tetrachloride.
It has a low hygroscopicity and is sparingly soluble in water,
but more soluble than nitroglycerin. Its vapors produce headaches,
though these are not as strong as those produced by nitroglycol
vapors.
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