Tetranitrocubane

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Structural formula
Structure of tetranitrocubane
General
Surname Tetranitrocubane
other names
  • 1,3,5,7-tetranitrocubane
  • TNC
Molecular formula C 8 H 4 (NO 2 ) 4
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 99393-55-2
PubChem 10934949
Wikidata Q2406764
properties
Molar mass 284 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

density

1.83 g cm −3

safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling
no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Tetranitrocubane (TNC for short) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula (C 8 H 4 (NO 2 ) 4 ) that can be used as an explosive .

The cubane (C 8 H 8 ) basic structure has four nitro groups and four hydrogen atoms, whereas octanitrocubane has eight nitro groups and no more hydrogen atoms . Tetranitrocubane is produced on a kilometer scale because a potential explosive has been recognized in this molecule .

The high-energy structure of the cube geometry increases the explosiveness of the explosives.

swell

  1. Jinshan Li: An evaluation of nitro derivatives of cubane using ab initio and density functional theories in Theor. Chem. Account. 122 (2009) 101-106, doi : 10.1007 / s00214-008-0489-5 .
  2. This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

literature

  • George A. Olah (Eds), David R. Squire: Chemistry of Energetic Materials . Academic Press 1991; ISBN 0125254407