trinitrotriazidobenzene
Sign in to save1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, also known as TATNB (triazidotrinitrobenzene) and TNTAZB (trinitrotriazidobenzene), is an aromatic high explosive composed of a benzene ring with three azido groups (-N) and three nitro groups (-NO) alternating around the ring, giving the chemical formula C(N)(NO). Its detonation velocity is 7,350 meters per second, which is comparable to TATB (triaminotrinitrobenzene).
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 336.006
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- chemical formula
- C₆N₁₂O₆
- canonical SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])N=[N+]=[N-])[N+](=O)[O-])N=[N+]=[N-])[N+](=O)[O-])N=[N+]=[N-]
- explosive velocity
- 7300
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- 1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene
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1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, also known as TATNB (triazidotrinitrobenzene) and TNTAZB (trinitrotriazidobenzene), is an aromatic high explosive composed of a benzene ring with three azido groups (-N) and three nitro groups (-NO) alternating around the ring, giving the chemical formula C(N)(NO). Its detonation velocity is 7,350 meters per second, which is comparable to TATB (triaminotrinitrobenzene).
== Preparation == The compound was first synthesized in 1924 by Oldřich Turek. It can be prepared by the reaction of 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene with sodium azide. 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene is obtained from the nitration of 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene with nitric acid and sulfuric acid. 600px|Synthesis of 1,3,5-triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene from 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene
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