R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

347 1,3,3-Trinitroazetidine
oxygen balance: –62.5%
nitrogen content: 17.29%
volume of explosion gases: 844 l/kg
heat of explosion
(H2O liq.): 903 kcal/kg = 3777 kJ/kg
(H2O gas): 874 kcal/kg = 3656 kJ/kg
specific energy: 99.1 mt/kg = 972 kJ/kg
density, crystals: 1.61 g/cm3 density, molten: 1.408 g/cm3 heat of fusion: 19.3 kcal/kg = 80.8 kJ/kg
melting point: 68 °C = 155 °F
lead block test: 295 g/cm3 detonation velocity, confined:
6800 m/s = 22300ft/s at r = 1.57 g/cm3 deflagration point: 285 °C = 545 °F
impact sensitivity: 2.0 kp m = 20 N m
friction sensitivity: at 36 kp = 353 N
pistil load no reaction
critical diameter of steel sleeve test: 12 mm
Trinitroanisole is insoluble in water, but is soluble in hot alcohol and
ether. It is toxic.
It is prepared by treating dinitrochlorobenzene with methyl alcohol and
alkali and nitration of the dinitroanisole thus obtained. Recrystallization
from methanol yields the pure, pale yellow product.
It is very low sensitive explosives. Its performance is intermediate
between that of TNT and picric acid. It has found use as a bomb filling
component. It produces skin eczemas and is not safe physiologically.
Owing to this and its very low melting point, the compound is only of
limited practical importance.
1,3,3-Trinitroazetidine
Trinitroazetidin, TNAZ
NO2
N CH2
H2C C NO2
NO2
empirical formula: C3H4N4O6
molecular weight: 192.09
energy of formation: +66.84 kcal/kg = +279.77 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: +45.29 kcal/kg = +189.50 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: –16.66%
nitrogen content: 29.2%