C3H5N3O9
227.09 g/mol
APIDanger
Nitroglycerin
CAS55-63-0EC200-240-8
Category
API
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Nitroglycerin is a dense, colorless or pale yellow, oily liquid primarily produced by nitrating glycerol. It is widely known as an explosive ingredient in dynamite and also serves as an active pharmaceutical ingredient for manufacturing purposes.
used as an explosive in construction and miningactive pharmaceutical ingredient for manufacturing
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Safety Reference
Danger
H200Unstable explosive
H300Fatal if swallowed
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H330Fatal if inhaled
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H201Explosive; mass explosion hazard
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H362May cause harm to breast-fed children
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H301Toxic if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H351Suspected of causing cancer
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Nitroglycerin (CAS 55-63-0) is 2920.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2920.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2920 90 70
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1,3-dinitrooxypropan-2-yl nitrate
InChIKey
SNIOPGDIGTZGOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-]
Synonyms (306)
- GTN
- NTG
- TNG
- Nitroglycerin (JP18/USP)
- 1,2,3-Propanetriol trinatrate
- 1,2,3-Propanetriyl nitrate
- 1,2,3-trinitroglycerin-d5
- 1,2,3-trinitrooxypropane
- 1,2,3-tris-nitryloxy-propane
- 2,3-dinitrooxypropyl nitrate
- Adesitrin
- Aldonitrin
- Angibid
- Anginine
- Angiolingual
- Angiplex
- Anglix
- Angonist
- Angorin
- Anogesic
- Aquo-Trimitrosan
- Aquo-trinitrosan
- Blasting gelatin
- Buccal
- Buccard
- Cardabid
- Cardamist
- Cardinit
- Cardiodisco
- Cellegesic
- Chitamite
- Colenitral
- Corangil
- Corangin Nitrokapseln
- Cordipatch
- Corditrine
- Coro-Nitro
- Dauxona
- Deponit
- Deponit 10
- Deponit 5
- Deponit TTS 10
- Deponit TTS 5
- Diafusor
- Diluted nitroglycerin
- Discotrine
- Epinitril
- GLYCERYL TRINITRATE [MART.]
- GTN-Pohl
- Gepan Nitroglicerin
- Gilucor nitro
- Gilustenon
- Glonoin
- Glonoine
- Glonoinum
- Glycerin trinitrate
- Glycerine trinitrate
- Glycerintrinitrate [Czech]
- Glycerol trinitrate
- Glycerol(trinitrate de)
- Glyceroltrinitraat
- Glyceroltrinitraat [Dutch]
- Glyceryl
- Glyceryl nitrate
- Glyceryl trinitrate
- Glycerylnitrat
- Glytrin
- Gonitro
- Herwicard
- Herzer
- Klavikordal
- Lenitral
- Lenitral 7.5
- Lentonitrina
- Mechlorethamine oxide hcl
- Mi-Trates
- Millisrol
- Minitram
- Minitran
- Minitran (TN)
- Minitran 10
- Minitran 15
- Minitran 5
- Minitro
- Mionitrat
- Myocon
- Myocor
- Myoglycerin
- Myovin
- NITRO IV
- NITROGLYCERIN, DEXTROSE
- NITROLINGUAL PUMPSPRAY
- Natirose
- Natispray
- Neos nitro OPT
- Niglin
- Niglycon
- Niong
- Niong Retard
- Nirmin
- Nit-Ret
- Nitora
- Nitradisc
- Nitradisc Pad
- Nitradisc TTS
- Nitrek
- Nitriderm
- Nitriderm TTS
- Nitrine-TDC
- Nitro Dur TTS
- Nitro Rorer
- Nitro mack
- Nitro-Bid
- Nitro-Dur 10
- Nitro-Dur 5
- Nitro-Gesanit Retard
- Nitro-M-Bid
- Nitro-PRN
- Nitro-Par
- Nitro-Pflaster
- Nitro-Time
- Nitro-bid (TN)
- Nitro-dur
- Nitro-dur (TN)
- Nitro-lent
- Nitro-mack ret
- NitroCor
- NitroMist
- NitroQuick
- NitroQuik
- Nitroard
- Nitrobaat
- Nitrobid Oint
- Nitrobukal
- Nitrocap
- NitrocapT.D.
- Nitrocerin
- Nitrocine
- Nitrocine 5
- Nitroclyn
- Nitrocontin
- Nitrocontin Continus
- Nitrocot
- Nitroderm
- Nitroderm TTS
- Nitroderm TTS Ext
- Nitroderm TTS-5
- Nitrodisc
- Nitrodyl
- Nitrodyl TTS
- Nitrofortin
- Nitrogard
- Nitrogard-SR
- Nitroglicerina
- Nitroglicerina [Italian]
- Nitroglicerina [Spanish]
- Nitrogliceryna
- Nitrogliceryna [Polish]
- Nitroglin
- Nitroglycerin (NG)
- Nitroglycerin Injection
- Nitroglycerin Lingual
- Nitroglycerin Slocaps
- Nitroglycerin in Dextrose
- Nitroglycerin tablets
- Nitroglycerin-ACC
- Nitroglycerine
- Nitroglycerine [French]
- Nitroglycerol
- Nitroglyn
- Nitroject
- Nitrol (pharmaceutical)
- Nitrol Ointment
- Nitrolan
- Nitrolande
- Nitrolar
- Nitroletten
- Nitrolin
- Nitrolingual
- Nitrolingual Spray
- Nitrolowe
- Nitromack Retard
- Nitromed
- Nitromel
- Nitromex
- Nitromint
- Nitromint Aerosol
- Nitromint Retard
- Nitromist (TN)
- Nitronal
- Nitronal Aqueous
- Nitronet
- Nitrong
- Nitrong Retard
- Nitrong parenteral
- Nitrong-SR
- Nitropatch
- Nitropen
- Nitropercuten
- Nitroperlinit
- Nitroplast
- Nitroprol
- Nitropront
- Nitroprontan
- Nitrorectal
- Nitroretard
- Nitrorex
- Nitrosigma
- Nitrospan
- Nitrostabilin
- Nitrostat
- Nitrovis
- Nitrozell retard
- Nysconitrine
- Percutol
- Percutol Oint.
- Perganit
- Perglottal
- Perlinganit
- Plastranit
- Polnitrin
- Propanetriol Trinitrate
- Ratiopharm
- Rectiv
- Rectogesic
- Reminitrol
- S.N.G.
- SDM No. 17
- SDM No. 17 (Salt/Mix)
- SDM No. 27 (Salt/Mix)
- Solinitrina
- Soup
- Susadrin
- Suscard
- Suscard buccal
- Sustac
- Sustak
- Sustonit
- Sutonit
- Temponitrin
- Top-Nitro
- Transderm-N TTS
- Transderm-Nitro TTS
- Transderm-nitro
- Transderm-nitro (TN)
- Transiderm-nitro
- Transiderm-nitro 10
- Transiderm-nitro 5
- Tridil
- Tridil sublin
- Trinalgon
- Trinipatch
- Triniplas
- Trinitrate 1,2,3-propanetriol
- Trinitrate, Glyceryl
- Trinitrin
- Trinitrin Tablets
- Trinitrina Erba
- Trinitrine
- Trinitrine Simple Laleuf
- Trinitroglicerina Fabra
- Trinitroglycerin
- Trinitroglycerol
- Trinitrol
- Trinitrolong
- Trinitron
- Trinitrosan
- Trintek 10
- Trintek 15
- Trintek 5
- Turicard
- Vascana
- Vasoglyn
- Vasolator
- Vernies
- Willong
- nitroglycerin
- nitroglycerin ointment
- nitroglycerin tablet
- trans-nitro
- trinitroglycerine
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