R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

101 Dinitrodioxyethyloxamide Dinitrate
Dinitrodimethyloxamide
Dinitrodimethyloxamid; dinitrodiméthyloxamide
colorless needles
empirical formula: C4H6N4O6
molecular weight: 206.1
energy of formation: –331.2 kcal/kg = –1385.8 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –354.2 kcal/kg = –1482.0 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: –38.8%
nitrogen content: 27.19%
density: 1.523 g/cm3 lead block test: 360 cm3 /10 g
detonation velocity, confined: 7100 m/s = 23300 ft/s
at r = 1.48 g/cm3 impact sensitivity: 0.6 kp m = 6 N m
The compound is insoluble in water, sparingly soluble in ether and
chloroform and soluble in acetone. It is chemically stable.
It is prepared by nitration of dimethyloxamide with a sulfuric acidnitric
acid mixture.
Dinitrodioxyethyloxamide Dinitrate
Dinitrodioxiethyloxamiddinitrat, Dinitrodiethanoloxamiddinitrat, Neno;
dinitrate de dioxyéthyl-dinitroxamide; N, N'-dinitro-N, N' bis (2-hydroxyethyl)-oxamide
dinitrate
colorless flakes
empirical formula: C6H8N6O12
molecular weight: 356.2
energy of formation: –355.5 kcal/kg = –1487.2 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –377.1 kcal/kg = –1577.7 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: –18.0%
nitrogen content: 23.60%
melting point: 88 °C = 190°F
This compound is readily soluble in acetone and in hot alcohol, and is
insoluble in cold water. It is prepared by nitration of diethanoloxamide,
the latter being prepared by condensation of monoethanolamine with
oxalic acid.