pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Term ID

CHEBI:25879

Synonyms

• 1,3-dinitrato-2,2-bis(nitratomethyl)propane
• 2,2-bis((nitrooxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediol dinitrate
• 2,2-bis((nitrooxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediol dinitrate ester
• 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol tetranitrate
• 3-(nitrooxy)-2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]propyl nitrate
• corpent
• neopentanetetrayl nitrate
• nitropenta
• nitropentaerythrite
• nitropentaerythritol
• PENT
• pentaerithrityl tetranitrate
• pentaerithrityli tetranitras
• pentaerythritol tetranitrate
• pentaerythritylium tetranitricum
• penthrite
• PETN
• TEN
• tetranitrate de pentaerithrityle
• tetranitrato de pentaeritritilo
• tetranitropentaerythritol

Definition

A pentaerythritol nitrate in which all four hydroxy groups of pentaerythritol have been converted to the corresponding nitrate ester. It is a vasodilator with properties similar to those of glyceryl trinitrate, but with a more prolonged duration of action, and is used for treatment of angina pectoris. It is also one of the most powerful high explosives known and is a component of the plastic explosive known as Semtex.

References

• CAS:78-11-5
• Drug_Central:2087
• KEGG:D01721
• Reaxys:1716886
• Wikipedia:Pentaerythritol_tetranitrate

Ontology

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Resources

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