2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene

• Product Name:2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
• Synonyms: 2,4,6-Trinitrotolueen 2,4,6-trinitro-toluen 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluol 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE 4-Methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene Gradetol NSC 36949 Tritol (explosive)
• CAS:118-96-7
• MF:C7H5N3O6
• MW:227.13
• EINECS:204-289-6
• Mol File:118-96-7.mol
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TNT has limited use as a chemical intermediate in pharmaceuticals and for photographicchemicals. It is used to produce other nitrated compounds. Removing the methylgroup from TNT produces 1,3,5-trinitobenzene, and removing methyl and a nitro groupproduces 1,3-dinitrobenzenze (1,3-DNB). Both trinitrobenzene and dinitrobenzene can beused as explosives. Trinitrobenzene is more powerful than TNT but less sensitive to impact.Dinitrobenzene has been used in the production of nitrocellulose, which is used for smokelessgunpowder and guncotton.