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Technical (commercial) grade dinitrotoluene (DNT) is composed of approximately 76% 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), 19% 2,6-dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT), and 5% of the other four dinitrotoluene isomers. DNT is used primarily as a chemical intermediate in the production of organic compounds, such as toluene diisocyanate. Secondary applications include its use as a gelatinizing-plasticizing agent in both commercial and military explosive compositions and as a chemical intermediate in the production of rubber chemical.
Suggested citation
NIOSH [2011]. NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Dinitrotoluene; 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) 2,6-Dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT). Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-138.