Flash Photolysis of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Solutions
Abstract
Flash photolysis of aerated 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) solutions indicates a photochemically induced isomerization leading to the aci-nitro isomer (AH) of TNT with an absorption maximum of 460 nm in nonpolar solvents, or the anion (A(-)) of the aci-nitro isomer of TNT, with absorption maxima at 500, 540, and 630 nm in polar liquid media. The pK of the acid-base equilibrium AH=A(-) + H(+) was measured and found to be equal to -0.93. Both species, AH and A(-), have transient existence, and their identification was based on the detailed spectroscopic and kinetic studies presented here.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0755109
Entities
People
- C. Capellos
- K. Suryanarayanan
Organizations
- Picatinny Arsenal