Ammoform Hexamine

Chemical Designations - Synonyms Aminoform Ammoform Hexamine Metheneamine Urotropin Chemical Formula CSH12N4. 

Only 1,3,5,7-tetraazaadamantane is known. It is also called hexamethylenetetramine (93) (HMT), hexamine, aminoform, ammoform, cyctamin, cystogen, formin, uritone, urotropin, and methenamine. It is listed by the last name in the Merck Index. It is prepared from formaldehyde and ammonia. The chemistry of this well-known compound is not discussed in this review. 

Hexamethlyenetetraminc is quite a mouthful to say but is a perfect fuel for AN explosives due to its high stability. For its manufacture from ammonia water and formaldehyde solution see KITCHEN IMPROVISED PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES. It can also be bought as ration heating tablets from any army surplus store (eg. Hexamine fuel tabs). Also available under the following names "Ammoform", "Hexamethylenamine", "Aminoform", "Ammoform", "Formin, "Urotropin". 

Hexamethylenetetramine (methenamine, hexamine, Aminof, Ammoform, Cystamin, Cystogen, Formin, Uritone, Urotropin, CAS no. 100-97-0). This liberates formaldehyde. Sometimes the product is used in foot powders - both as a preservative and as an antiperspirant (Hectorne and Fransway 1994). The patch-test concentration is 2% pet. 

Synonyms methenamine Urotropin HMTA Hexaform Hiprex Mandelamine UREX Uroqid hexamine 1,3,5,7-tetraazaadamantane hexamethylenamine Aminoform Ammoform Cystamin Cystogen Formin Uritone HMT i,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo[3.3.i.i(3,7)]-decane mercuric manganese telluride hexamethyleneamine hexamethylenetetraamine Aceto HMT ammonioformaldehyde formamine HEXA hexilmethylenamine methamin metheneamine Preparation AF Resotropin hexamethylene triamine... 

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