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R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

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Hexanitrodiphenylglycerol Mononitrate<br />

Hexanitrodiphenylglycerol Mononitrate<br />

Heptanitrophenylglycerin; mononitrate d’hexanitrodiphényleglycérine<br />

yellow crystals<br />

empirical formula: C15H9N7O17<br />

molecular weight: 559.3<br />

oxygen balance: –50.1%<br />

nitrogen content: 17.22%<br />

melting point: 160–175 °C = 320–347 °F<br />

lead block test: 355 cm 3 /10 g<br />

impact sensitivity: 2.3 kp m = 23 N m<br />

This compound is soluble in glacial acetic acid, sparingly soluble in<br />

alcohol, and insoluble in water.<br />

It is prepared by dissolving glyceryl diphenyl ether in nitric acid and<br />

pouring the resulting solution into mixed acid.<br />

2,4,6,2',4',6'-Hexanitrodiphenyl oxide<br />

Hexanitrodiphenyloxid; hexanitrodiphényloxyde<br />

yellow crystals<br />

empirical formula: C12H4N6O13<br />

molecular weight: 440.2<br />

oxygen balance: – 47.3%<br />

nitrogen content: 19.09%<br />

density: 1.70 g/cm 3<br />

melting point: 269 °C = 516 °F<br />

lead block test: 373 cm 3 /10 g<br />

detonation velocity, confined:<br />

7180 m/s = 23600ft/s at r = 1.65 g/cm 3<br />

impact sensitivity: 0.8 kp m = 8 N m<br />

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