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Hexanitrobenzene
Sign in to saveHexanitrobenzene, also known as HNB, is a nitrobenzene compound in which six nitro groups are bonded to all six positions of a central benzene ring. It is a high-density explosive compound with chemical formula , obtained by oxidizing the amine group of pentanitroaniline with hydrogen peroxide in sulfuric acid.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6N6O12
- Molecular weight
- 348.1 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexanitrobenzene
- SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- BVKZIAODKDJPLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.9
- Polar surface area
- 275 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 12
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 347.957419
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- chemical formula
- C₆N₆O₁₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
- Commons category
- Hexanitrobenzene
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