Chemistry:Ethylenedinitramine

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Ethylenedinitramine
Ethylenedinitramine structure.svg
Names
IUPAC name
N,N-Dinitro-1,2-ethanediamine
Other names
Haleite; Dinitroethylene diamine; EDNA
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C2H6N4O4
Molar mass 150.094 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless crystals
Density 1,71 g·cm−3
Melting point 177 °C
slightly soluble
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H302
P264, P270, P301+312, P330, P501
180 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ethylenedinitramine (EDNA, also Haleite or Explosive H) is an explosive chemical compound of the nitroamine class, a derivative of the ethylenediamine. EDNA is a powerful explosive, with a detonation velocity of 7,570 m/s, slightly higher than that of other common explosive materials, such as TNT (6,900 m/s) or picric acid (7,350 m/s), but lower than RDX (8,750 m/s) or PETN (8,400 m/s).[1]

Ednatol is a high explosive comprising about 58% ethylenedinitramine and 42% TNT.

References

  1. Robertson, A. J. B (1948). "The thermal decomposition of explosives. Part I. Ethylenedinitramine and tetryl". Transactions of the Faraday Society 44: 677. doi:10.1039/TF9484400677.