Nitroglycerine synthesis

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This is a ester made by . In this process, glycerols reacts with Nitric Acid under a of Sulphuric Acid at 300oC to yield an ester complex of glyceryl trinitrate otherwise known as nitroglycerine, and three . In this process, there has been formation of an (COO). This production is very crucial for medical purposes. Nitroglycerine is used to relieve angina, a condition when the isn’t receiving much oxygen. Also, Nitroglycerine was used in a study with yohimbine/l-arginine combination to see the treatment of erectile dysfunction in males. The used in this study were the male’s systolic and . This study created a between the effects of erectile dysfunction with the inadvertent cause of . Intravenous Nitroglycerine was used to help in the study with the with arginine.