Hexanitrodiphenylamine

Hexanitrodiphenylamine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,4,6-Trinitro-N-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)aniline
Other names
bis(2,4,6-Trinitrophenyl)amine
HNDA
HNDPA
Dipicrylamine
Hexamine
Hexil
Hexyl
Hexite
Hexamin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.581 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 205-037-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H5N7O12/c20-14(21)5-1-7(16(24)25)11(8(2-5)17(26)27)13-12-9(18(28)29)3-6(15(22)23)4-10(12)19(30)31/h1-4,13H ☒N
    Key: CBCIHIVRDWLAME-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • C1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])NC2=C(C=C(C=C2[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
C12H5N7O12
Molar mass 439.209 g·mol−1
Appearance Crystalline solid. Yellow to orange. As ordinarily manufactured, it is yellow brown.
Density 1.64 g/cm3 (pressed)
Melting point 243 to 245 °C; 469 to 473 °F; 516 to 518 K with decomposition
Soluble in acetone, warm glacial acetic acid, nitric acid, or aqueous alkalies except potassium hydroxide.
Explosive data
Detonation velocity 7100 m/s
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexanitrodiphenylamine (abbreviated HND), is an explosive chemical compound with the formula C12H5N7O12. Since it is made from readily available raw materials, HND was used extensively by the Japanese and less extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II but was discontinued due to its toxicity.