Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramin

Acetic anhydride and acetic acid increase the solubiUty of the two phases in each other, and they are employed for the commercial N-nitration of hexamethylenetetramine [100-97-0] (11) to form cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine [121-82-4] (RDX), (CH2)3(NN02)3. Renewed consideration has been given to replacing H2SO4 with an improved soHd catalyst to reduce the environmental problems of disposal or reconcentration of the waste acid and to increase production of desired nitrated isomers. For example, a catalyst with suitable pore size might increase the production of 4-MNT and reduce that of 3-MNT when toluene is nitrated. 

An interesting class of molecular crystals are those that easily decompose exothermally i.e., explosive crystals. Some form from small molecules such as lead azide [Pb(N3)2] and ammonium perchlorate (NH4CIO4) and others form moderately large molecules such as RDX (cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine), and PETN (pentaerythritol-tetranitrate). 

Secondary explosives (also known as high explosives) are different from primary explosives in that they cannot be detonated readily by heat or shock and are generally more powerful. Secondary explosives can be initiated to detonation only by a shock produced by the explosion of a primary explosive. Widely used secondary explosives include trinitrotoluene (TNT), tetryl, picric acid, nitrocellulose, nitroglycerine, nitroguanidine, cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), cyclotetramethylenetetranit-... 

RAAP RCRA RDM RDX RIP ROD RWM Radford Army Ammunition Plant Resource Conservation and Recovery Act rocket dismantling machine cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (an energetic material) request for proposals record of decision rotary washout machine... 

Validate the ability of the SILVER II unit operation to achieve a destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of 99.999 percent for Composition B—cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) and trinitrotoluene (TNT). 

A study investigated the effects of HMX in 24 male munitions workers who were also exposed to cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine or RDX. Although air levels of RDX were measured (0.28 mg/m ), levels of HMX were not. Compared with an unexposed control group of 237 men, there were no differences in various hematologic, renal, and hepatic indices. Another study in a group of 558 male and female munitions workers examined the immunologic effects of explosives. The study was prompted by the occurrence of three cases of lupus erythematosus at one munitions plant in 2 years. The workers were exposed to HMX and RDX, either alone or in combination... 

Cotton reacts with nitric acid to form a polymeric explosive material, nitrocellulose. Nitric acid reacts with hexamethylenetetramine, ammonium nitrate, and acetic anhydride to form cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, a high explosive known as cyclonite, used to make plastic bombs ... 

RDX. Code name for Cyclonite, described as CYCLOTRIMETHYLENETRINITRAMINE (Ref 48, p C611-L)... 

RDX, Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, Hexogene or Cyclonite). Its prepn, props and analytical procedures are described by Belgrano (Ref 31, pp 255-59)... 

KA-Salz. One of several Ger names for RDX. See under Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, Cyclonite or RDX in Vol 3, pp C611-L to C626-L... 

Nitroguanidine (NGu, Picrite), Pentaerythri-tol Tetranitrate (PETN), RDX (Cyclonite, Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, Hexogen), Tetranitrocarbazole (TeNCbz, TeNC), Tetryl (Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine) and TNT (Trinitrotoluene Trotyl)... 

Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, desensitized or Cyclonite, desensitized or Hexogen, desensitized or RDX desensitized 0483... 

Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, wetted or cyclonote, wetted or Hexogen, wetted or RDX, wtted with not less than 15 per cent water, by mass 0072... 

Between World War I and II, TNT replaced picric acid as the explosive of choice in munitions. It was also mixed with other compounds to produce more powerful explosives with unique characteristics. Amatol is a mixture containing between 40% and 80% ammonium nitrate and TNT. Pentolite is a mixture of PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate) and TNT. Another common explosive mixture is RDX (cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) and TNT. RDX is an abbreviation for Royal Demolition Explosive. 

After World War I, major research programmes were inaugurated to find new and more powerful explosive materials. From these programmes came cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine [(RDX) (C3H6N606)] also called Cyclonite or Hexogen, and pentaerythritol tetranitrate [(PETN) (C5H8N4012)]. 

Table 1.2 Examples of PBX compositions, where HMX is cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (Octogen), HNS is hexanitrostilbene, PETN is pentaerythritol tetranitrate, RDX is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (Hexogen) and TATBis 3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene...

CTMTN ccn cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) cotangent(see also cot) c si Czecho-Slovakia D... 

Cyclonite see Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine 3 C611—C624 also RDX 9 R120-R145... 

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