Hexanitrostilbene

Hexanitrostilbene
Names
	IUPAC name 1,3,5-Trinitro-2-[2-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)ethenyl]benzene
	Other names 1,1'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis[2,4,6-trinitrobenzene]; 1,2-bis-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-ethylene; hexanitrodiphenylethylene
Identifiers
CAS Number	20062-22-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10760172 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.039.525
PubChem CID	253628;
UN number	0392; TNT mixtures: 0388, 0389
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10864918 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H6N6O12/c21-15(22)9-5-3-7(11(17(25)26)13(9)19(29)30)1-2-8-4-6-10(16(23)24)14(20(31)32)12(8)18(27)28/h1-6H/b2-1+ Key: LQXXGLZCVKSCEV-OWOJBTEDSA-N ; InChI=1/C14H6N6O12/c21-15(22)9-5-3-7(11(17(25)26)13(9)19(29)30)1-2-8-4-6-10(16(23)24)14(20(31)32)12(8)18(27)28/h1-6H/b2-1+ Key: LQXXGLZCVKSCEV-OWOJBTEDBF;
	SMILES O=[N+]([O-])c1c(ccc(c1[N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O)/C=C/c2ccc([N+]([O-])=O)c([N+]([O-])=O)c2[N+]([O-])=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H6N6O12
Molar mass	450.23 g/mol
Appearance	Yellow crystalline powder
Density	1.7 g/cm3
Melting point	316 °C (601 °F; 589 K)
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity	Low
Friction sensitivity	Low
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Hexanitrostilbene (HNS), also called JD-X, is a heat resistant high explosive developed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in the 1960s. Other names include 1,1'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis[2,4,6-trinitrobenzene]; 1,2-bis-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-ethylene; hexanitrodiphenylethylene.

It is commercially produced by oxidizing trinitrotoluene (TNT) with a solution of sodium hypochlorite. HNS boasts a higher insensitivity to heat than TNT, and like TNT it is very insensitive to impact. When casting TNT, HNS is added at 0.5% to form erratic micro-crystals within the TNT which prevent cracking.

HNS was the main explosive fill in the Mortar grenades used as part of the Apollo Lunar Active Seismic Experiments.^[1]

Its heat of detonation is 4 kJ/g.^[2]

Solubility Information: (at room temperature in 100 ml of solvent)

Acetone = Insoluble

Butyrolacetone = Slightly Soluble (0.1 - 5g)

DMFA = Slightly Soluble (0.1 - 5g)

DMSO = Slightly Soluble (0.1 - 5g)

N-methyl-pyrrolidone = Slightly Soluble (0.1 - 5g)

References

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[1] NASA reference publication

[2] Hexanitrostilbene and Its Properties

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