Skip to Content
Merck
CN

Key Documents

View All Documentation

108189

Tris(hydroxymethyl)nitromethane

98%

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxymethyl-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Linear Formula:
NO2C(CH2OH)3
CAS Number:
126-11-4
Molecular Weight:
151.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24846654
EC Number:
204-769-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1768985
MDL number:
MFCD00007395
Assay:
98%
Form:
solid
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

assay

98%

form

solid

mp

160 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 220g/100ml at 20 °C, alcohols: freely soluble, benzene: very slightly soluble, hydrocarbons: very slightly soluble

functional group

amine, hydroxyl, nitro

SMILES string

OCC(CO)(CO)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C4H9NO5/c6-1-4(2-7,3-8)5(9)10/h6-8H,1-3H2

InChI key

OLQJQHSAWMFDJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Tris(hydroxymethyl)nitromethane undergoes crosslinking with hexamethylene diisocyanate to form monolithic energetic gels. It is an effective hardener for variety of tannin-based adhesives.

Preparation Note

220 g of Tris(hydroxymethyl)nitromethane dissolves in 100 ml of water at 20°C.

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H302,H412

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library