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Chemical Sampling Information
Trimethylolethane Trinitrate
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General Description

NAME: Trimethylolethane Trinitrate

SYNONYM(s): TMETN

IMIS: T248

CAS: 3032-55-1

DESCRIPTION:

A colorless liquid; explosive -- used as a propellant; does not "like" to be in water mixtures; miscible in ether, acetone; insoluble in 95% Sulfuric Acid.
MP: 3C (stable form) and -17 C (labile form)
MOLFM: C5H9N3O9
MW: 241.12
DENSITY: 1.4685

Exposure Limits
Health Factors

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: Tenax GC Tube (100/50 mg sections)
ANL SOLVENT: Methanol
MAX V: 15 Liters   MAX F: 1.0 L/min
ANL 1: High Performance Liquid Chromatography; HPLC/UL58.
REF: 2 (OSHA In-House File)
CLASS: Partially Vaildated


Revision Date: 03/01/1993
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