Heat Resistant Explosives XIX. An Improved Synthesis of 2,2',2'',4,4', 4'',6,6',6'' nonanitroterphenyl, Nona

Abstract

Improved procedures for the preparation of 2,2',2'',4,4',4'',6,6', 6''-nonanitroterphenyl, NONA, from picryl chloride and 1,3-dichloro2,4,6- trinitrobenzene or 1,3-dibromo-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene have been developed. The NONA is formed in yields of approximately 25% along with quantities of 2,2',4, 4',6,6'-hexanitrobiphenyl, HNB, and small amounts of other products. By the use of thin-layer chromatography and a novel fractional crystallization from acetone, the separation of products has been greatly simplified. An improved procedure for the recrystallization of the crude product from acetone produces relatively large prisms whose bulk density is approximately 0.70. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1965
Accession Number
AD0362382

Entities

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  • Francis Taylor Jr.
  • John C. Hoffsommer
  • Joseph C. Dacons

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  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

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  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Abstracts
  • Alcohols
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Explosives
  • Filtration
  • Heat Energy
  • High Temperature
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Recrystallization
  • Thin Layer Chromatography
  • United States
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

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  • Chemistry

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