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R-salt

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R-salt (TNX, systematic name hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine), is an organic compound that has been used as an homemade explosive. It is a high explosive, that less sensitive than other compounds of similar availability. It has a similar structure to RDX—TNX has nitrosamine groups as compared to the nitroamine groups of RDX—but is less commonly used. It is also found as a decomposition product of RDX in the environment, such as after RDX detonation. Using chemistry similar to the synthesis of RDX, R-salt can be synthesized by reaction of hexamine with nitrous acid in the presence of an acid catalyst.

References

1. ^ Wilkins, Benjamin; Sartain, Hope T.; Schneidereit, Sheana; Ostrow, Benjamin; Aparicio, Joaquin; Horan, Andrew; Pedersen, Kevin; Barber, Jeffrey; Perez, Johnny; Richard, Marc; Pollock, Elizabeth; Brady, John (2024). "A comprehensive study on the thermal properties and chemical characterization of 1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (R-Salt)". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 49 (6). doi:10.1002/prep.202400028.
2. Rothstein, Sarah A.; Dubé, Pascal; Anderson, Stephen R. (2017). "An Improved Process Towards Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (TNX)". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 42 (2): 126–130. doi:10.1002/prep.201600149.

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