title: 1,3,3-Trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), a melt-cast explosive: synthesis, characterization and thermal behaviour.
abstract: 1,3,3-Trinitroazetidine (TNAZ) has been prepared at a laboratory scale in HEMRL. The structure of the compound has been confirmed by IR, NMR, mass, elemental analysis and by X-ray crystallography. HPLC technique has been employed to confirm the purity of TNAZ (>99%). The compound is further characterized by thermal techniques and is found to undergo limited decomposition at its melting point. Small scale sensitivity tests have also been carried out and the results show that TNAZ is significantly more sensitive to mechanical stimuli than TNT.
authors.affiliation: High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Sutarwadi, Pune 411021, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sikder
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sikder
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Bulakh
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Gandhe
mesh_terms: D001384:Azetidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D005107:Explosions; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001384:Azetidines; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D009574:Nitro Compounds; C496683:1,3,3-Trinitroazetidine