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An Improved and Scalable Synthesis of Insensitive High Explosive 4,10-Dinitro-2,6,8,12-tetraoxa-4,10-diazaisowurtzitane (TEX)
- Source :
- Organic Process Research & Development. 20:1363-1369
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- American Chemical Society (ACS), 2016.
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Abstract
- 4,10-Dinitro-2,6,8,12-tetraoxa-4,10-diazaisowurtzitane (TEX), a well-known nitramine category explosive, is much less sensitive to impact and friction stimuli as compared to the familiar explosives, RDX and HMX. TEX is currently produced on pilot plant scale and is being pursued as an insensitive explosive. Herein a newer, improved, efficient, and high yielding protocol is developed for the synthesis of TEX by using solid acidic silica sulfuric acid as an efficient and recyclable catalyst. Sequentially for process parameters optimization, a study was carried out with variation of catalyst loading, nitric acid, and mole ratio of reactants. The process scale-up is also achieved successfully.
- Subjects :
- Mole ratio
Materials science
Explosive material
010405 organic chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Silica sulfuric acid
Nanotechnology
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Recyclable catalyst
High yielding
0104 chemical sciences
Catalysis
chemistry.chemical_compound
Pilot plant
chemistry
Chemical engineering
Nitric acid
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Details
- ISSN :
- 1520586X and 10836160
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Organic Process Research & Development
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........94f753a5b978344b8d3d613ad56d4d71
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00066