1,3,3-Trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), a melt-cast explosive: Synthesis, characterization and thermal behaviour

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 35-43

  Sikder, N ^a   Sikder, A K ^a   Bulakh, N R ^a   Gandhe, B R ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

1,3,3 Trinitroazetidine (TNAZ); Activation energy; Characterization; Diisopropylazodicaboxylate (DIAD); Low vulnerability ammunition (LOVA); Sensitivity; Synthesis; Thermal behaviour

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; CHARACTERIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

1,3,3-TRINITROAZETIDINE (TNAZ); DIISOPROPYLAZODICABOXYLATE (DIAD); ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; LOW VULNERABILITY AMMUNITION (LOVA); THERMAL BEHAVIOR;

EXPLOSIVES;

1,3,3 TRINITROAZETIDINE; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; EXPLOSIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1,3,3-TRINITROAZETIDINE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; LABORATORY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELTING POINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULUS; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; EXPLOSION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

AZETIDINES; EXPLOSIONS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; NITRO COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 16644384330     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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