White crystals. Decomposes above 25C, heat of combustion 746
cal/g. Soluble in water.
Manufacture of propellants and explosives.
Explodes on heating, concentrations above
50% in air may explode.
Poison by ingestion and
intraperitoneal routes. Moderately toxic by
inhalation. Irritating to skin, eyes, and
mucous membranes. Inhalation can cause
headache and nausea. Causes mild narcosis.
A very dangerous explosion hazard;
explodes when heated rapidly. Dissolution is
exothermic and solutions of more than 50%
can explode. mxtures of 90%
trinitromethane + 10% isopropyl alcohol in
polyethylene bottles have exploded. Frozen
mixtures with 2-propanol(lO%) explode
when thawed. Can explode during
distillation. Mixtures with divinyl ketone can
explode at 4℃. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.
See also NITRO COMPOUNDS.
