Abstract:
1,2,4,5-tetrakis (diazidomethyl) benzene and a method of making the same byeacting 1,2,4,5-tetrakis (dibromomethyl) benzene with sodium azide in dimethylformamide for three hours at 70.degree. to 80.degree. C.
Abstract:
A process for recovering pure 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) from a crude TNTixture containing unsymmetrical TNT isomers which comprises forming a homogeneous powder of the crude TNT and silica gel, introducing said powder at the top of a silica gel packed column, and resolving the TNT mixture into its component isomers by contacting said powder with a developing solvent system which is not reactive with the component isomers selected from the group consisting of polar organic solvents, non-polar organic solvents, and mixtures thereof having an energy of adsorption adequate to selectively adsorb the individual TNT isomers, such as a mixture of polar acetonitrile and non-polar trichloro trifluoroethane.
Abstract:
Novel poly (allyl azide) compositions are produced by reacting a poly (al nitrate) of molecular weight at least about 400 with a metal azide in the presence of an inert liquid solvent or diluent. The poly (allyl azides), which may contain residual nitro groups, are energetic materials, which are useful in propellants for guns, missiles and rockets and in detonator and igniter compositions for explosive charges.
Abstract:
A novel diol, 1,3-Bis-2(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene has been syesized by the reaction of 1,3-dimethyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene with formaldehyde. The novel diol can be converted to a dinitrate and to a diazide which are both useful as explosives or as propellants.
Abstract:
An azidonitrate energetic composition i.e. cellulose azidonitrate and a pess of making the same from nitrocellulose and sodium or lithium azide.
Abstract:
2,2', 4,4', 6,6'-hexanitrobibenzyl, an intermediate compound used for mak hexanitrostilbene, is prepared by dissolving trinitrotoluene in a solvent system comprising a water-immiscible solvent and an aliphatic alcohol and then adding a metal hypochlorite solution containing a metal hydroxide to the trinitrotoluene solution to form the hexanitrobibenzyl. The compound is then separated from the reaction mixture.
Abstract:
2,4- AND 2,6- Dinitrobenzenesulfonates, which may contain a methyl group in the 5 position, are reduced with sulfur dioxide in aqueous sulfuric acid medium at elevated temperatures, whereby one or both nitro groups are reduced to a primary amino group and the sulfonic acid group is eliminated.
Abstract:
Dinitrotoluene and nitric acid are concurrently produced by continuously roducing toluene, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen in a molar ratio of at least 4 mols nitrogen dioxide and 1 mol oxygen per mol toluene into a reaction zone containing a reaction medium comprising dinitrotoluene and 93-103% nitric acid, maintaining the resulting mixture of toluene, nitrogen dioxide, oxygen and reaction medium under a pressure of at least 100 psig and at a temperature up to about 100.degree. C. until a reaction product containing dinitrotoluene and 93-103% nitric acid in the ratio of about 1 mol dinitrobenzene and 2 mols nitric acid is produced, and continuously removing said reaction product from the reaction zone.
Abstract:
A process of making azidodeoxycellulose nitrate in yields as high as 90 pent. The process initially involves the conversion of cellulose to the mesylate or tosylate derivative. This is followed by reacting the above cellulose derivative with a metallic azide to produce azidodeoxycellulose. Thereafter, the azidodeoxycellulose is nitrated thereby producing azidodeoxycellulose nitrate which is a propellant.