P4755

Pentaerythritol

98%

• Synonym(s): 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol
• Linear Formula: C(CH₂OH)₄
• CAS Number: 115-77-5
• Molecular Weight: 136.15
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1679274
• EC Number: 204-104-9
• MDL number: MFCD00004692
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24898496
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: <1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: 98%
• form: powder
• bp: 276 °C/30 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 253-258 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: OCC(CO)(CO)CO
• InChI: 1S/C5H12O4/c6-1-5(2-7,3-8)4-9/h6-9H,1-4H2
• InChI key: WXZMFSXDPGVJKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Pentaerythritol is a versatile starting material to synthesize various dendrimers and star-shaped polymers. It is widely used in the preparation of flame-retardant epoxy resins and polymer composites. It is also used in the synthesis of the vasodilator, pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN).

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)