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IUPAC name
Ammonium 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate
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Other names
Ammonium picrate; Picratol; 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol ammonium salt; Ammonium picronitrate; Explosive D
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3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.582 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C6H6N4O7 | |
Molar mass | 246.135 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.719 g/cm3[1] |
Melting point | 265 °C (509 °F; 538 K)[1] |
10 g/L (20 °C) | |
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H201, H315, H317, H319 | |
P210, P230, P240, P250, P261, P264, P272, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P370+P380, P372, P373, P401, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dunnite, also known as Explosive D or systematically as ammonium picrate, is an explosive developed in 1906 by US Army Major Beverly W. Dunn, who later served as chief inspector of the Bureau of Transportation Explosives.[2][3] Ammonium picrate is a salt formed by reacting picric acid and ammonia. It is chemically related to the more stable explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT).