Chemistry of TATB and related compounds in sulfuric acid
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., NM (USA)
- 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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