Hexanitroethane

Hexanitroethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexanitroethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 213-042-1
  • InChI=1S/C2N6O12/c9-3(10)1(4(11)12,5(13)14)2(6(15)16,7(17)18)8(19)20 checkY
    Key: CCAKQXWHJIKAST-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C2N6O12/c9-3(10)1(4(11)12,5(13)14)2(6(15)16,7(17)18)8(19)20
    Key: CCAKQXWHJIKAST-UHFFFAOYAX
  • C(C([N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
C2N6O12
Molar mass 300.0544
Melting point 135 °C (275 °F; 408 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Nitroethane
Tetranitromethane
Trinitromethane
Hexanitrobenzene
Octanitrocubane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexanitroethane (HNE) is an organic compound with chemical formula C2N6O12 or (O2N)3C-C(NO2)3. It is a solid matter with a melting point of 135 °C.

Hexanitroethane is used in some pyrotechnic compositions as a nitrogen-rich oxidizer, e.g. in some decoy flare compositions and some propellants. Like hexanitrobenzene, HNE is investigated as a gas source for explosively pumped gas dynamic laser.

A composition of HNE as oxidizer with boron as fuel is being investigated as a new explosive.[1]

  1. ^ Compatibility Testing of Hexanitroethane with Boron Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine