1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate

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Name = 1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate
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CASNo = 6659-60-5
SMILES = O= [N+] ( [O-] )OCC(O [N+] ( [O-] )=O)CCO [N+] ( [O-] )=O
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Formula = C₄H₇N₃O₉
MolarMass = 241.11 g/mol
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MeltingPt =250k
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1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate (BTTN), also called butanetriol trinitrate, is an important military propellant. It is a colorless to brown explosive liquid.

BTTN is used as a propellant in virtually all single-stage missiles used by the United States, including the Hellfire. It is less volatile, less sensitive to shock, and more thermally stable than nitroglycerine, for which it is a promising replacement.

BTTN as a propellant is often used in a mixture with nitroglycerin. The mixture can be made by conitration of butanetriol and glycerol. BTTN is also used as a plasticizer in some nitrocellulose based propellants.

BTTN is manufactured by nitration of 1,2,4-butanetriol. Biotechnological manufacture of butanetriol is under intensive research.

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* [http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C6659605 WebBook page for C4H7N3O9]