Hexanitrostilbene
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| 1,3,5-trinitro-2-[2-(2,4,6- trinitrophenyl)ethenyl]benzene IUPAC name |
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| Chemical formula | C14H6N6O12 |
| Molar mass | 450.231 g/mol |
| Shock sensitivity | Low |
| Friction sensitivity | Low |
| Density | 1.7 g/cm3 |
| Explosive velocity | 7000 m/s |
| RE factor | ? |
| Melting point | 316°C |
| Autoignition temperature | N/A |
| Appearance | yellow crystalline powder |
| CAS number | 20062-22-0 |
| UN number | 0392 TNT mixtures: 0388, 0389 |
| PubChem | 253628 |
| SMILES | O=[N+](c1cc([N+]([O-])=O)c(/C=C/c2c ([N+]([O-])=O)cc([N+]([O-])=O)cc2[N+] ([O-])=O)c([N+]([O-])=O)c1)[O-] |
HNS, an acronym for 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexanitrostilbene, also called JD-X, is a heat resistant high explosive developed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in the 1960s. Other names include 1,1'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis[2,4,6-trinitrobenzene]; 1,2-bis-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-ethylene; hexanitrodiphenylethylene.
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