Triazine-based explosives

Agrawal and co-workers synthesized the insensitive triazine-based explosive PL-1 (193) from the reaction of cyanuric chloride (191) with 3,5-dichloroaniline (192), followed by nitration and displacement of the chloro groups with ammonia in acetone. PL-1 (193) (VOD 7861 m/s, d = 2.02 g/cm, DTA exotherm at 335 °C) has overall comprehensive properties close to TATB. 

Simoes, P., Pedroso, L., Portugal, A., Carvalheira, P., and Campos, J., New Propellant Component, Part I. Study of 4,6-Dinitroamino-l,3,5-triazine-2(lH)-one (DNAM), Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, Vol. 26, 2001, pp. 273-277 Simoes, P., Pedroso, L., Portugal, A., Plaksin, I., and Campos, J., New Propellant Component, Part I. Study of a PSAN/DNAM/HTPB Based Formulation, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics,... 

Explosives are classified as primary or secondary, based on their susceptibility to initiation. Primary explosives, which include lead azide and lead styphnate, are highly susceptible to initiation. Primary explosives often are referred to as initiating explosives because they can be used to ignite secondary explosives. Secondary explosives, which include 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-l,3,5-trinitro-l,3,5-triazine (RDX or cyclonite), high melting explosives (HMX) like octahydro-l,3,5,7-tetranitro-l,3,5,7-tetrazine (HMX),... 

ETHANOL (64-17-5) CjHjOH Flammable liquid. Forms explosive mixture with air [explosion limits in air (% by volume) 3.3 to 19 flash point 55°F/13°C 68°F/20°C (80%) 72°F/22°C (60%) 79°F/26°C autoignition temp 685°F/363°C Fire Rating 3], Reacts, possibly violently, with strong oxidizers, strong acids bases, strong peroxides acetic anhydride, acetyl bromide, acetyl chloride, aliphatic amines, bromine pentafluoride, calcium oxide (quicklime), cesium oxide, chloryl perchlorate, disulfiiryl difluoride, ethylene glycol methyl ether, iodine heptafluoride, isocyanates, nitrosyl perchlorate, perchlorates, platinum, platinum-black catalyst potassium-tert-butoxide, potassium, potassium oxide, potassium peroxide, potassium superoxide phosphorus (III) oxide, silver nitrate, silver oxide, sulfuric acid, oleum, sodium, sodium hydrazide, sodium peroxide, sulfinyl cyanamide, tetrachlorosilane, s-triazine-... 

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