Nitroglycerine
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| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
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| Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js |
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| Molecular mass | 227.09 g/mol [1] |
| Density | 1.6 (NIOSH, 2024) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1] |
| Appearance | VISCOUS LIQUID [1] |
| Taste | Sweet, burning taste [1] |
| Melting point | 56 ° [1] |
| Boiling point | Begins to decompose at 122-140 °F (NIOSH, 2024) [1] |
| Decomposition | Begins to decompose at 50-60 °C, appreciable volatile at 100 °C evolves nitrous yellow vapors at 135 °C. [1] |
| Solubility | 0.1 % (NIOSH, 2024) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | 1.6 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C3H5N3O9 [1] |
| IUPAC name | 1,3-dinitrooxypropan-2-yl nitrate [1] |
| SMILES | C(C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-] [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C3H5N3O9/c7-4(8)13-1-3(15-6(11)12)2-14-5(9)10/h3H,1-2H2 [1] |
| InChIKey | SNIOPGDIGTZGOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
Nitroglycerine (also known as Nitroglycerin, Glyceryl trinitrate, Trinitroglycerin, Nitrostat, Nitroglycerine, Nitroglycerol, 55-63-0, Trinitroglycerol, Glycerol trinitrate or Nitro-dur)
Chemistry
Stereochemistry []
Nitroglycerine is a achiral mixture.
Pharmacology
ATC Classification
In the cardiovascular system (C) nitroglycerine acts In the cardiovascular system (C) nitroglycerine actsMetabolism
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References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 4510, Nitroglycerin. Accessed February 17, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4510
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Nitroglycerine. UNII: G59M7S0WS3. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed February 17, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/G59M7S0WS3