Trinitrotriazine

Trinitrotriazine, or 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, is a theoretical explosive compound. Synthesis of this compound has been elusive despite its simple structure, as conventional nitration of triazine becomes increasingly more difficult as more nitro groups are added. A successful route would more likely proceed by trimerisation of nitryl cyanide. The precursor nitryl cyanide was first synthesized by Rahm et al. in 2014.

Trinitrotriazine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C3N6O6/c10-7(11)1-2(8(12)13)4-6-5-3(1)9(14)15 Y
    Key: QHHATGLDAJAQBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • O=[N+]([O-])C1=NC([N+]([O-])=O)=NC([N+]([O-])=O)=N1
Properties
C3N6O6
Molar mass 216.069 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Trinitrotriazine has a neutral oxygen balance, potentially making it a very powerful explosive, though calculations predict it would be fairly unstable and inferior to the related compound 3,6-dinitro-1,2,4,5-tetrazine.

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