3-Trinitroethyl alcohol

Trinitromethane reacts with formaldehyde forming trinitroethyl alcohol (Hurd and Starke [51]) ... 

The reaction is highly exothermic. It should be controlled, so as to prevent its temperature exceeding 70-80°C. Trinitroethyl alcohol is an unstable, crystalline compound, melting at 36-37°C (Ficheroulle and Gay-Lussac [52]). Its initiation... 

Trinitroethyl alcohol may be esterified with acetic anhydride to the acetate, which is much more stable than the alcohol itself and at temperatures of 120-140°C shows no distinct signs of decomposition. Both alcohol and acetate are very good solvents for nitrocellulose. 

Orthoesters of polynitroaliphatic alcohols have been synthesized in the presence of metal chloride Lewis acid catalysts. Tetrakis(2,2,2-trinitroethyl)orthocarbonate (180) and tris(2,2,2-trinitroethyl)orthoformate (181) are obtained from the reaction of 2,2,2-trinitroethanol (159) with carbon tetrachloride and chloroform, respectively, in the presence of anhydrous ferric chloride.333729 Analogous reactions with 2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethanol have been reported.3 ... 

The oxidizer component in liquid explosives is referred to as the materials that can provide oxygen in a detonation reaction, commonly including dinitrogen tetroxide, nitric acid, nitrogen dioxide, tetranitromethane, hydrogen peroxide, hydrazine nitrate, hydrazine perchlorate, and nitrate esters. The typical raw materials of oxidizers include tris-(2,2,2-trinitroethyl) orthoformate (TNEOF), tetra-(2,2,2-trinitro-ethyl) orthocarbonate (TNEOC), urea perchlorate, nitro alcohol, and azido nitrate. The typical oxidizers are listed in Table 1.1. 

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