Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine

Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3,4,8,9,12,13-Hexaoxa-1,6-diazabicyclo[4.4.4]tetradecane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C6H12N2O6/c1-7-2-11-13-5-8(4-10-9-1)6-14-12-3-7/h1-6H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C6H12N2O6/c1-7-2-11-13-5-8(4-10-9-1)6-14-12-3-7/h1-6H2
    Key: HMWPNDNFTFSCEB-UHFFFAOYAC
  • C1N2COOCN(COO1)COOC2
Properties
C6H12N2O6
Molar mass 208.17 g/mol
Appearance White crystalline solid
Density 1.57 g/cm3
Melting point Decomposes at 75 °C
Ignites spontaneously at 133 °C
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Explosive
GHS labelling:
GHS01: Explosive GHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H202, H205, H241, H300, H315, H318, H335
P102, P220, P243, P250, P261, P264, P280, P283, P370+P380, P372, P404
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g. canola oilInstability 4: Readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition at normal temperatures and pressures. E.g. nitroglycerinSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Explosive data
Shock sensitivity High
Friction sensitivity Very High
Detonation velocity ~2800 m/s (at around 0.4 g/cm3) - 5100 m/s at around 1.1 g/cm3
RE factor 0.74
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) is a high explosive organic compound. HMTD is an organic peroxide, a heterocyclic compound with a cage-like structure. It is a primary explosive. It has been considered as an initiating explosive for blasting caps in the early part of 20th century, mostly because of its high initiating power (higher than that of mercury fulminate) and its inexpensive production. As such, it was quickly taken up as a primary explosive in mining applications.[1] However, it has since been superseded by more (chemically) stable compounds such as dextrinated lead azide and DDNP (which contains no lead or mercury). HMTD is widely used in amateur-made blasting caps.

  1. ^ Taylor, C. A.; Rinkenbach, W. H. Army Ordnance 1924. 5, 463–466[verification needed]