2,4-Dinitrotoluene , CP , 121-14-2
Synonym(s):
2,4-DNT
CAS NO.：121-14-2
Empirical Formula: C7H6N2O4
Molecular Weight: 182.13
MDL number: MFCD00007172
EINECS: 204-450-0
PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 67-70 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 300 °C |
| Density | 1,521 g/cm3 |
| vapor pressure | 1 mm Hg ( 102.7 °C) |
| refractive index | 1.4420 |
| Flash point: | 155 °C |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | Soluble in acetone, ethanol, benzene, ether, and pyrimidine (Weast, 1986) |
| pka | 13.53 (Perrin, 1972) |
| form | solid |
| Water Solubility | 0.3 g/L (20 ºC) |
| BRN | 1912834 |
| Henry's Law Constant | 5.39(x 10-8 atm?m3/mol) at 25 °C (thermodynamic method-GC/UV spectrophotometry, Altschuh et al., 1999) |
| Stability: | Stable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, reducing agents, strong bases. |
| InChIKey | RMBFBMJGBANMMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 121-14-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| IARC | 2B (Vol. 65) 1996 |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Benzene, 1-methyl-2,4-dinitro-(121-14-2) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (121-14-2) |
Description and Uses
2,4-Dinitrotoluene is the most common of the six dinitrotoluene isomers. Dinitrotoluene (DNT) or Dinitro is an explosive with the formula C6H3(CH3)(NO2)2. At room temperature it is a pale yellow to orange crystalline solid. It is a high explosive and one of the precursors for trinitrotoluene (TNT), which is synthesized through three separate nitrations of toluene. The first product is mononitrotoluene, DNT is the second, and TNT is the third and final product. Dinitrotoluene induced sensitization in an employee of a manufacturers of explosives, also sensitized to nitroglycerin.
A metabolite of TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene). The metabolites of TNT
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |    GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301+H311+H331-H341-H350-H361f-H373-H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P201-P273-P280-P301+P310+P330-P302+P352+P312-P304+P340+P311 |
| Hazard Codes | T,N,F |
| Risk Statements | 45-23/24/25-48/22-51/53-62-68-39/23/24/25-11-52/53-36-20/21/22-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45-61-36/37-16-26-60 |
| RIDADR | UN 3454 6.1/PG 2 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | XT1575000 |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HazardClass | 6.1 |
| PackingGroup | II |
| HS Code | 29042030 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 121-14-2(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| Toxicity | Acute oral LD50 for mice 790 mg/kg, rats 268 mg/kg, guinea pigs 1.30 g/kg (quoted, RTECS, 1985). |
