R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Nitro-Sugar
Nitro-Sugar
Nitrozucker, Zuckernitrat; nitrate de sucre
Nitro-sugar in its pure form is too unstable to be utilized in practice;
however, during the First World War, a liquid explosive named “Nitrohydren”
was prepared by nitration of solutions of cane sugar in
glycerol and was then further processed into explosives and gunpowders.
However, these mixtures are much more difficult to stabilize than
nitroglycerine alone and are no longer of interest, since glycerin is
freely available.
Nitrotoluene
Nitrotoluol; nitrotoluène
pale yellow liquid
empirical formula: C7H7O2N
molecular weight: 137.1
oxygen balance: –180.9%
nitrogen content: 10.22%
Nitrotoluene is of importance as an intermediate or precursor for in the
manufacture of TNT. There are three isomers, of which only the orthoand
para-isomers can yield pure 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. “Mononitration”
of toluene yields mostly the orthocompound, as well as 4% of the
meta-, and about 33% of the para-compound.
It is often advantageous to separate the isomers from each other (by
distillation or by freezing out) in the mononitro stage.
3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazole-5-one
Oxynitrotriazole,NTO,ONTA
colorless crystals
empirical formula: C2H2N4O3
molecular weight: 130,1
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