HHTDD (hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione) is a powerful but moisture sensitive explosive compound. It is essentially an open analogue of the cyclic nitroamine cage compounds such as CL-20. While it is highly explosive, with a velocity of detonation even higher than that of CL-20, HHTDD readily decomposes in the presence of even trace amounts of water, making it unsuitable for any practical applications.[1]
See also
- 2,4,6-Tris(trinitromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine
- 4,4’-Dinitro-3,3’-diazenofuroxan (DDF)
- Heptanitrocubane
- Octanitrocubane
- RE factor
References
- ^ Vedachalam, Murugappa; Ramakrishnan, Vayalakkavoor T.; Boyer, Joseph H.; Dagley, Ian J.; Nelson, Keith A.; Adolph, Horst G.; Gilardi, Richard; George, Clifford; Flippen-Anderson, Judith L. (1991). "Facile synthesis and nitration of cis-syn-cis-2,6-dioxodecahydro-1H,5H-diimidazo[4,5-b:4',5'-e]pyrazine". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 56 (10): 3413–3419. doi:10.1021/jo00010a043.
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