Chemistry of TATB and related compounds in sulfuric acid

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6500709· OSTI ID:6500709

Harris, B W

Information on the chemical properties of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) in H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ is presented. The activation energy of the protonation process is 5.92 kcal/mole. The heat of reaction, ..delta..H, is approximately 0.8 kcal/mole. Cryoscopic and conductance measurements of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4-dinitrobenzene (TADNB), 1,3,5-triamino-2-chloro-4,5-dinitrobenzene (TACDNB), and TATB were compared to measurements of model compounds. The source and number of hydrogen atoms attached to basic groups and to the ring were determined. At a concentration of 0.1 M in H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/, TATB, TADNB, and TACDNB exhibited two basic reacting sites per compound. Reacting sites are concentration dependent and protons are donated from H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6500709
• Report Number(s): LA-8629-MS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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