Synthesis and characterization of 1-meth
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Jin Rai Cho; Kwang Joo Kim; Soo Gyeong Cho; Jeong Kook Kim
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Article
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2002
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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
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English
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We have reinvestigated the synthesis of 1-methyl-2,4,5-trinitroimidazole (MTNI; 1), and further characterized its physical properties. It is a promising candidate as an insensitive high explosive. Compound 1 was synthesized from the imidazole (2), via a 5-step sequence of reactions, and subjected to