The Development of a Solvent-Free Process to Prepare DNAN

Abstract

The objective is the scale-up of an additive-free, solvent-free dinitration of anisole, from the previously demonstrated one gram scale to a 500 gram scale, for the production of DNAN using the equipment and facilities available at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for manipulation and synthesis of explosive materials. The overall process would involve the stepwise scale-up of the process from 1 gram to larger scales to demonstrate the applicability of this process towards advancement to larger scale process level production of DNAN. The data collected will allow for a case to be made on whether the process developed can be a suitable method for the development into a more extensive project. These data include reaction times, temperatures, conversion, yields and reproducibility. Overall the effort relates to the SERDP SON by developing a potential pathway to prepare DNAN using environmentally benign methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 21, 2019
Accession Number
AD1135611

Entities

People

  • David E Chavez
  • Eugene Mash

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Anhydrides
  • Aromatic Compounds
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Filter Paper
  • Materials
  • Mixtures
  • Nitration
  • Nitric Acid
  • Nitrobenzenes
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Compounds
  • Phase
  • Reaction Time

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