Methyltrimethylolmethane trinitrate

After being fused the explosive solidifies to form a mass having a density of 1.48 to 1.50 g/cm3, which needs a very strong initiation by about 30 g PETN to detonate under these conditions with a rate of estimately 6300 m/sec. Being less sensitive to mechanical shock than PETN, methyltrimethylolmethane trinitrate explodes under an impact energy more or less like that needed for tetryl. 

Ethane-l,l,l-tris(hydroxymethyl)T ri nitrate (Popularly called Metrial Trinitrate (MtrT), also, variously Methyltrimethylolmethane Tri-... 

Metriol trinitrate can be prepared by nitration of methyltrimethylolmethane (Metriol) with mixed acid. Metriol is prepared by condensation of propanal with formaldehyde in a manner similar to that employed in the synthesis of pentaerythritol. 

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