R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Trinitrochlorobenzene
enthalpy of formation: –374.6 kcal/kg = –1567 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: – 46.7%
nitrogen content: 16.35%
volume of explosion gases: 809 l/kg
heat of explosion
(H2O liq.): 719 kcal/kg = 3008 kJ/kg
(H2O gas): 700 kcal/kg = 2929 kJ/kg
specific energy: 88.8 mt/kg = 871 kJ/kg
lead block test: 283 cm3 /10 g
impact sensitivity: 1 kp m = 10 N m
friction sensitivity: at 36 kp = 353 N
pistil load no reaction
critical diameter of steel sleeve test: 2 mm
Trinitrobenzoic acid is sparingly soluble in water, and soluble in alcohol
and ether. It is prepared by oxidation of TNT with nitric acid, or with a
solution of KClO3 in nitric acid, or with a chromic acid mixture.
The crude product is purified by dissolving it in a dilute sodium
carbonate solution and reprecipitating with sulfuric acid. If trinitrobenzoic
acid is exposed to water vapor for a long period of time,
W Trinitrobenzene is formed as a result of the liberation of CO2.
Trinitrochlorobenzene
picryl chloride; Trinitrochlorbenzol; trinitrochlorobenzene;
chlorure de picryle
pale yellow needles
empirical formula: C6H2N3O6Cl
molecular weight: 247.6
energy of formation: +40.4 kcal/kg = +169 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: +25.9 kcal/kg = 108.2 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: – 45.3%
nitrogen content: 16.98%
density: 1.797 g/cm 3
solidification point: 83 °C = 181 °F
heat of fusion: 17.5 kcal/kg = 73.3 kJ/kg
vapor pressure:
350