Accession Number:

AD0499753

Title:

The Chemical Reactions of s-Tetranitroethane (1,1,2,2 - Tetranitroethane),

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVAL ORDNANCE LAB WHITE OAK MD

Personal Author(s):

• Kissinger, L. W.

Report Date:

1949-08-22

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

Tetranitroethane is unusually rich in oxygen, but is too unstable for consideration as a high explosive ingredient. The work reported here is an exploration of the chemical reactions of this substance undertaken in the hope of preparing a stable and potent high explosive derivative from it. No such derivative was found. No reaction or decomposition occurred on attempts at reaction with formaldehyde, acrolein, p-nitrobenzyl bromide, methyl iodide, dimethyl sulfate, 2-bromo - and 2-iodo-2-nitropropane and acylating reagents. Reaction may have occurred with acrylonitrile, but no product was isolated. Author

Descriptors:

• (*ALKANES
• EXPLOSIVES)
• CHEMICAL REACTIONS
• ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
• HALOGENATION
• ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS
• STABILITY
• OXYGEN
• DECOMPOSITION
• PROPANE
• POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
• SALTS
• SYNTHESIS(CHEMISTRY)
• SOLUTIONS(MIXTURES)
• NITRATION
• NITROBENZENES
• SILVER
• ORGANIC SOLVENTS
• SENSITIVITY
• FORMALDEHYDE
• MIXTURES
• ACROLEINS
• ACRYLONITRILE POLYMERS
• BROMIDES
• ALKYLATION
• SULFATES
• IODIDES

Subject Categories:

• Physical Chemistry
• Polymer Chemistry
• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE