Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), also known as PENT, pentyl, PENTA (ПЕНТА, primarily in Russian), TEN (tetraeritrit nitrate), corpent, or penthrite (or, rarely and primarily in German, as nitropenta), is an explosive material. It is the nitrate ester of pentaerythritol, and is structurally very similar to nitroglycerin.

Either alone or in the Semtex mixture, PETN is a valued weapon in terrorist bombings, because of its explosive power, its ability to be molded and fitted into unusual packages, and the difficulty of detecting the organic compound with X-ray and other conventional equipment.

PETN, or Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is one of the most powerful and lethal explosives known to man. It has gained notoriety due to its involvement in devastating terrorist attacks and military...

季戊四醇四硝酸酯 （PETN）是一种威力强大的猛炸药， 爆轰 能力强，机械感度高。 是硝酸酯类炸药中安定性最好的一个,也是最重要的高能炸药之一。 与 硝化甘油 一样，PETN作为一种 硝酸 酯，亦可用于治疗心脏病。 [1] 白色结晶. 不溶于水, 微溶 于 乙醇 、 乙醚 、苯、汽油, 溶于 乙酸甲酯 和 丙酮. 不吸湿. 无毒. 爆炸力TNT当量120% 健康危害： 误服后可引起头痛、无力、血压降低、皮炎等。 由于 蒸气压 和 溶解度 极低，故目前未见吸入蒸气和粉尘而中毒的事故。 环境危害： …

2010年11月1日 · The explosive substance used in the air freight bomb plot was "cleverly" concealed inside a printer cartridge within a package, making it very difficult to detect. The bomb, containing...

2010年11月24日 · Reporting from Washington — New airport security procedures that have stirred the emotions of air travelers — full-body scans and aggressive pat-downs — were largely designed to detect an...

2010年10月31日 · Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, or PETN, the explosive found in two bombs hidden in printer cartridges that were being shipped via jets from Yemen to the United States, is a hallmark of earlier...

Preliminary tests of the thwarted mail bomb attacks are reported to indicate both packages contained PETN, a powerful industrial explosive, the same chemical said to have been used in a...

On 7 September 2011, a bomb suspected to have used PETN exploded near the High Court of Delhi in India claiming 13 lives and injuring more than 70. It is also used as a vasodilator drug to treat certain heart conditions, such as for management of angina .

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), also known as PENT, pentyl, PENTA (ПЕНТА, primarily in Russian), TEN (tetraeritrit nitrate), corpent, or penthrite (or, rarely and primarily in German, as nitropenta), is an explosive material. It is the nitrate ester of pentaerythritol, and is structurally very similar to nitroglycerin.