Trinitrotriazine

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Trinitrotriazine
IUPAC name

2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazine

Identifiers
CAS number 140218-59-3
ChemSpider 15188373 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C3N6O6
Molar mass 216.07
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Trinitrotriazine, or 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, is a theoretical explosive compound. Synthesis of this compound has been elusive despite its simple structure,[1][2] as conventional nitration of triazine becomes increasingly more difficult as more nitro groups are added. A successful route would more likely proceed by trimerisation of nitryl cyanide, but this precursor also has not yet been synthesised.[3]

It has a perfect oxygen balance, potentially making it a very powerful explosive, though calculations predict it would be fairly unstable and inferior to the related compound 3,6-dinitro-1,2,4,5-tetrazine.[4]

See also

  • RDX (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine)

References

  1. ↑ G. D. Hartman, R. D. Hartman and J. E. Schwering. Tetrahedron Letters. 1983; 24: 1011.
  2. ↑ M. D. Coburn, C. L. Coon, H. H. Hayden and A. R. Mitchell. Synthesis. 1986: 490.
  3. ↑ Korkin AA. Bartlett RJ. Theoretical Prediction of 2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (TNTA). A New, Powerful, High-Energy Density Material? Journal of the American Chemical Society. 1996; 118: 12244-12245.
  4. ↑ Jinshan Li. An Ab Initio Theoretical Study of 2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine, 3,6-Dinitro-1,2,4,5-Tetrazine, and 2,5,8-Trinitro-Tri-s-Triazine. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. December 2008; 33(6):443-447.


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