R-salt

R-salt
Names
	Other names TNX; hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine; trinitrosotrimethylenetriamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	13980-04-6;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.034.319
PubChem CID	26368;
UNII	MK86FR3SN8;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10161171 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H6N6O3/c10-4-7-1-8(5-11)3-9(2-7)6-12/h1-3H2 Key: HFWOSHMLDRSIDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1N(CN(CN1N=O)N=O)N=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6N6O3
Molar mass	174.120 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

R-salt (TNX, systematic name hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine), is an organic compound that has been used as an homemade explosive.^[1] It is a high explosive, that is less sensitive than other compounds of similar availability.^[1] It has a similar structure to RDX—TNX has nitrosamine groups as compared to the nitroamine groups of RDX—but is less commonly used. It is also found as a decomposition product of RDX in the environment, such as after RDX detonation.^[2] Using chemistry similar to the synthesis of RDX, R-salt can be synthesized by reaction of hexamine with nitrous acid in the presence of an acid catalyst.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wilkins, Benjamin; Sartain, Hope T.; Schneidereit, Sheana; Ostrow, Benjamin; Aparicio, Joaquin; Horan, Andrew; Pedersen, Kevin; Barber, Jeffrey; Perez, Johnny; Richard, Marc; Pollock, Elizabeth; Brady, John (2024). "A comprehensive study on the thermal properties and chemical characterization of 1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (R-Salt)". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 49 (6). doi:10.1002/prep.202400028.
^ Rothstein, Sarah A.; Dubé, Pascal; Anderson, Stephen R. (2017). "An Improved Process Towards Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (TNX)". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 42 (2): 126–130. doi:10.1002/prep.201600149.

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[Wilkins-1] Wilkins, Benjamin; Sartain, Hope T.; Schneidereit, Sheana; Ostrow, Benjamin; Aparicio, Joaquin; Horan, Andrew; Pedersen, Kevin; Barber, Jeffrey; Perez, Johnny; Richard, Marc; Pollock, Elizabeth; Brady, John (2024). "A comprehensive study on the thermal properties and chemical characterization of 1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (R-Salt)". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 49 (6). doi:10.1002/prep.202400028.

[2] Rothstein, Sarah A.; Dubé, Pascal; Anderson, Stephen R. (2017). "An Improved Process Towards Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (TNX)". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 42 (2): 126–130. doi:10.1002/prep.201600149.

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