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Synthesis and Properties of 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-Heptanitropentane

✍ Scribed by K. Klager; R. M. Smith

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
326 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
0721-3115

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A nearly zero oxygen balance of organic compounds is characteristic for explosives and high performance solid rocket propellants. Because of its high oxygen content, the introduction of a trinitromethyl group into suitable organic compounds presents an attractive and simple way to produce new explosives. The reaction of 2‐nitro‐3‐acetoxy‐1‐propene with nitroform is described which yields 1,1,1,3,5,5,5‐heptanitropentane. The properties of this compound are described to assess the usefulness of this explosive in a comparison with known explosives of similar structure using theoretical calculations for the lead block, ballistic mortar and detonation properties. Although a possibility exists to introduce another nitro group in position 3 which would produce a compound with even higher oxygen balance, all attempts so far have not achieved this desirable goal.

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