TATB 1, 3, 5-triamino properties

TATB or 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (C6H6N6Oe) is a yellow-brown crystalline solid that has excellent thermal stability and is known as a heat-resistant explosive. TATB has a decomposition point of 325°C. Its molecular arrangement provides lubricating and elastic properties. 

Apart from FOX-7, only one of the energetic molecules in this Ust, 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB, 3), is already estabhshed as an important, widely used explosive. Two of the others, 2,6-diamino- (35) and 2,4,6-triamino-3,5-dinitropyridine N-oxide (36), and have been aroimd for 10-15 years and have yet to become widely used. This is in part because they are not much better than TATB in terms of explosive properties and thermal stability. One molecule which does promise to be significantly better than TATB is 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine 1-oxide (37). This has only relatively recently appeared on the scene and has yet to be fully investigated. 

D.M. (2010) Adhesive properties of some fluoropolymer binders with the insensitive explosive l,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB). J. Conoid Interface Sci., 352,... 

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