Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine - Basic Facts
Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine
3,4,8,9,12,13-Hexaoxa-1,6-diazadicyklo-[4.4.4.4]-tetradekan
Basic Facts
Qualities
Manufacture
Safety
Facts:
Formula : C6H12N2O6
Molecular wight, amu: 2O8.17 �
Boiling point: (101,3kPa): 445�C
Melting point: (101,3kPa): �C
Dencity: kg/m3
Specific heat capacity: 0,74 kJ/kg/K
Lead block test 330cm3/10g
Chemical Abstracts
11:2277 (1917) HMTD Discovery
18:2963 (1924) HMTD (Citric acid method discovered)
24:3986 (1930) HMTD (Acetic acid method discovered)
27:603 (1933) Comparison to other priming explosives
32:4517 (1938) Formation from dihydroxymethylperoxide and NH3
38:2823 (1944) Ignitability comparison
46:3374 (1952) Sonic stress test
46:11687(1952) Comparison to other priming explosives
52:18464(1958) Nitration of HMTD to form RDX
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