Explosives mercury fulminate

In the analysis of water, the use of ethanol to remove more than traces of nitrate or nitrite ion may lead to formation of fulminic acid, and if mercury(II) is used as a catalyst, explosive mercury fulminate may be formed. 

Fig. 56. Blasting caps (a)—charged with a single explosive (mercury fulminate or lead azide) (6)—charged with a primary explosive and a high explosive (c)—charged with three layers a primary explosive and two high explosives.

Fulminic acid. HONC, and the fulminates are violently explosive. Utilizing this properly, mercuric fulminate. Hg(ONC) - HiO. is used as a detonator for other explosives. Mercury fulminate is made by the reaction of ethyl alcohol and mercuric nitrate in excess of nitric acid, from which insoluble mere-uric fulminate separates. Silvei fulminate. Agl ONC). is more explosive than mercuric fulminate, and is used in the manufacture of firecrackers Free fulminic acid may be obtained by reaction of potassium fulminate and excess of ether. It volatilizes with the ether upon distilling, and changes rapidly to meiufulminic acid. Related to fulminic acid is fulminuric acid, (HONCn. or NOy-CH(CN)-CONH-. 

High Explosive Mercury Fulminate Diazo- dinitrophenol Lead Azi... 

Add S parts primary explosive (mercury fulminate, lead azide, etc.) and stir until well mixed. A 1-quart bottle holds about 800 grams of this mixture. If you have access to plastic explosives, an excellent ratio is 40 parts gasoline and 40 parts C-4. Stir until a smooth mix is obtained, then pop in two nonelectric blasting caps. The polyiso-butylcnc in the C-4 helps to gel the fuel. 

Primary Explosives Mercury fulminate Lead azide Silver azide Lead styphnate Mannitol hexanitrate (Nitromannite) Diazodinitrophenol Tetrazene... 

MERCURY(n) NITRATE (10045-94-0, anhydrous 7783-34-8, monohydrate) Hg(N03)2 H,0 Noncombustible solid. Light sensitive. A powerful oxidizer accelerates the burning of combustible materials. Violent reaction, or may form explosive materials, with reducing agents, including hydrides, nitrides, phosphorus, stannous chloride, and sulfides alkyl esters (forms explosive alkyl nitrates) combustible materials (especially if finely divided), phosphinic acid, hypophosphoric acid, metal powders petroleiun hydrocarbons. Forms heat- and/or shock-sensitive compounds with acetylene (forms explosive mercmy acetylide), ethanol and other alcohols (may form explosive mercury fulminates), ferrocene, isobutene, phosphine gas (forms heat- and shock-sensitive precipitate) potassiiun cyanide, sulfur. Incompatible with strong acids, acetic anhydride, ammonia, ammonium hexacyanofenate(II), organic azides, citric acid, hydrazinium perchlorate, isopropyl chlorocarbonate, nitrosyl perchlorate, sodium thiosulfate, sulfamic acid, thiocyanates, hydrozoic acid, methyl isocyanoacetate, sodium peroxyborate, trinitrobenzoic acid, urea nitrate. Aqueous solution corrodes metals. 

ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL or ABSOLUTE ETHANOL (64-17-5) Forms explosive mixture with air (flash point 55°F/13°C). Reacts, possibly violently, with strong oxidizers, bases, acetic anhydride, acetyl bromide, acetyl chloride, aliphatic amines, bromine pentafluoride, calcium oxide, cesium oxide, chloryl perchlorate, disulfuryl difluoride, ethylene glycol methyl ether. Iodine heptafluoride, isocyanates, nitrosyl perchlorate, perchlorates, platinum, potassium- er -butoxide, potassium, potassium oxide, potassium peroxide, phosphonis(III) oxide, silver nitrate, silver oxide, sulfuric acid, oleum, sodium, sodium hydrazide, sodium peroxide, sulfmyl cyanamide, tetrachlorosilane, i-triazine-2,4,6-triol, triethoxydialuminum tribromide, triethylaluminum, uranium fluoride, xenon tetrafluoride. Mixture with mercury nitrate(II) forms explosive mercury fulminate. Forms explosive complexes with perchlorates, magnesium perchlorate (forms ethyl perchlorate), silver perchlorate. Flow or agitation of substance may generate electrostatic charges due to low conductivity. 

---