R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

105 Dinitrosobenzene
energy of formation: +81.2 kcal/kg = +339.6 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: +60.3 kcal/kg = +252.1 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: –88.8%
nitrogen content: 28.28%
According to the studies performed by the Bundesanstalt für Materialprüfung,
Germany (BAM), this compound may explode when dry, but
in the presence of 20% water there is no longer any danger of
explosion. It is widely used in analytical organic chemistry for the
preparation of dinitrophenylhydrazon and its derivates from ketones
and aldehydes.
Dinitrosobenzene
Dinitrosobenzol; dinitrosobenzène
empirical formula: C6H4N2O2
molecular weight: 136.1
oxygen balance: –141%
nitrogen content: 20.58%
melting point: decomposition
lead block test: 138 cm3 /10 g
deflagration point: 178–180 °C = 352–355°F
impact sensitivity: 1.5 kp m = 15 N m
friction sensitivity:
up to 36 kp = 353 N pistil load no reaction
critical diameter of steel sleeve test: 2 mm
This substance is explosive despite its low oxygen content. It will
explode in a 1-in steel pipe if actuated by a primer.