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| | HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE Basic information |
| Product Name: | HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE | | Synonyms: | HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE;HEXOGEN;1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZACYCLOHEXANE;RDX;T4;TRIMETHYLENE TRINITRAMINE;RDX,1X1ML, ACN 1000UG/ML;SPHERICAL 1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZACYCLOHEXANE | | CAS: | 121-82-4 | | MF: | C3H6N6O6 | | MW: | 222.12 | | EINECS: | 204-500-1 | | Product Categories: | | | Mol File: | 121-82-4.mol |  |
| | HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | 205-206° | | Boiling point | 363.28°C (rough estimate) | | density | d420 1.82 | | vapor pressure | 0Pa at 20℃ | | refractive index | 1.6700 (estimate) | | Fp | 2℃ | | storage temp. | 2-8°C | | pka | -15.06±0.20(Predicted) | | form | Colorless crystals | | Water Solubility | 59.75mg/L(25 ºC) | | Exposure limits | TLV-TWA skin 1.5 mg/m3 (ACGIH and MSHA). | | Stability: | Unstable. Explosive. | | LogP | 0.87 at 23℃ | | EPA Substance Registry System | Cyclonite (121-82-4) |
| | HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-S-triazine is a
white crystalline compound. | | Uses | High explosive; rodenticide.RDX is a convulsant. | | Uses | Cyclonite is a high explosive and principal constituent of plastic bombs. It is preparedby treating hexamethylenetetramine with nitric acid,ammoniumnitrate,andaceticanhydride: It is also used as a rat poison. | | Definition | Cyclonite: A highly explosive nitrocompound, (CH2N.NO2)3. It has acyclic structure with a six-memberedring of alternating CH2 groups andnitrogen atoms, with each nitrogenbeing attached to a NO2 group. It ismade by nitrating hexamine,C6H12N4, which is obtained from ammoniaand methanal. Cyclonite is avery powerful explosive used mainlyfor military purposes. It is also calledRDX. The abbreviation is for ‘ResearchDepartment composition X’,used at the Chemical Research andDevelopment Department, Woolwich. | | Definition | ChEBI: An N-nitro compound that is 1,3,5-triazinane in which all three of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogens have been replaced by nitro groups. It is widely used in both industrial and military explosives. | | General Description | Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine is an explosive. The explosion can be initiated by a sudden shock, high temperature or a combination of the two. The primary hazard is from blast effect and not from flying projectiles and fragments. Under prolonged exposure to heat or fire they can explode. | | Air & Water Reactions | Insoluble in water. | | Reactivity Profile | CYCLOTRIMETHYLENE TRINITRAMINE is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, combustible materials and heat. Detonates on contact with mercury fulminate . Danger of explosion when dry. The self heating and explosive decomposition of the explosive and aqueous alkali (calcium hydroxide) has been studied, [Chem Abs., 1988, 109, 112968]. | | Health Hazard | Cyclonite is a highly toxic substance. Repeated exposure can cause nausea, vomiting, and convulsions.
LD50 value, oral (rats): 100 mg/kg. | | Fire Hazard | MAY EXPLODE AND THROW FRAGMENTS 1600 meters (1 MILE) OR MORE IF FIRE REACHES CARGO. | | Safety Profile | Poison by ingestion,
intraperitoneal, and intravenous routes. An
experimental teratogen. Other experimental
reproductive effects. A corrosive irritant to
skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Cases of
epileptifonn convulsions have been reported
from exposure. It is one of the most
powerful high explosives in use today. Has
more shattering power than TNT and is
often mixed with TNT as a bursting charge
for aerial bombs, mines, and torpedoes. It is
easily initiated by mercury fulrmnate, which
may be used as a booster. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.
See also MINES, NITRATES, and
EXPLOSIVES, HIGH. | | Potential Exposure | A potential danger to those involved
in the manufacture of this material and its handling in
munitions and solid-propellant manufacture. It is also used
as a rat poison; a powerful military explosive; a base
charge for detonators; and in plastic explosives. | | Shipping | UN0483 Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, desensi-
tized or Cyclonite, desensitized or Hexogen, desensitized or
RDX, desensitized, Hazard Class: 1D; Labels: 1D-
Explosive (with a mass explosion hazard); D-Substances or
articles which may mass detonate (with blast and/or frag-
ment hazard) when exposed to fire. UN0072
Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, wetted or Cyclonite, wetted
or Hexogen, wetted or RDX, wetted with not ,15% water
by mass, Hazard Class: 1D; Labels: 1D-Explosive (with a
mass explosion hazard); D-Substances or articles which
may mass detonate (with blast and/or fragment hazard)
when exposed to fire. | | Purification Methods | RDX crystallises from acetone. [Bachmann & Sheehan J Am Chem Soc 71 1842 1949, Beilstein 26 II 5, 26 III/IV 22.] EXPLOSIVE. | | Incompatibilities | Heat, physical damage, shock, and deto-
nators. Detonates on contact with mercury fulminate. Keep
away from other explosives, combustibles, oxidizers (such
as chlorates, nitrates, perchlorates, permanganates, perox-
ides; bromine, chlorine, and fluorine); reducing agents; and
aqueous alkaline solutions. | | Waste Disposal | Pour over soda ash, neutralize
and flush to sewer with water. Also HMX may be recov-
ered from solid propellant waste. |
| | HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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