New adducts of 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane and 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane
1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (RDX) and 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane (HMX) are important military explosives. More than 60 adducts, or complexes, of HMX are known. However, only two adducts of RDX have been reported. The first one, with hexamethylphosphor-triamide (HMPT), was reported by the writer in 1966. The second one, with tetrahydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide (sulfolane) was reported by French workers in 1968. In this work we report the preparation and properties of two new stable adducts of RDX. The adduct-forming compounds (AFC) were 4-hydroxy-1-butanesulfonic acid delta-sultone (1,4-butane sultone) and 2,6-lutidine-N-oxide. These adducts, unlike the one with sulfolane, are not selective for RDX; HMX also forms adducts with the AFC's. In addition, we report a new series of HMX adducts, with derivatives of pyridine-N-oxide. This report is preliminary in nature and further work on adducts of RDX and HMX is in progress.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6259815
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-82678; CONF-790644-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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