Dinitroglycoluril
Chemical compound
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Dinitroglycoluril (DNGU) is a high explosive[1] chemical compound with the formula C4H4N6O6. Dinitroglycoluril is of growing interest due to its stability, ability to mix with oxygen positive explosives to form composites, and it is a precursor to tetranitroglycoluril.[2]
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| IUPAC name
3,6-dinitro-1,3a,4,6a-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5-dione | |
| Other names
DNGU 1,4-dinitroglycoluril | |
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3D model (JSmol) |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.054.239 |
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| MeSH | 1,4-dinitroglycoluril |
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| UN number | 0489 |
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| Properties | |
| C4H4N6O6 | |
| Molar mass | 232.112 g·mol−1 |
| Density | 1.94 g/cm3[1] |
| Boiling point | 252.87 °C (explosive decomposition) |
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Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
128.4 J/(mol·K)[1] |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−74 kcal/mol[2] |
| Explosive data | |
| Detonation velocity | 8450 m/s[1] |
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Related compounds |
Glycoluril |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation and decomposition
Dinitroglycoluril can be created by nitrating glycoluril with concentrated nitric acid.[3]
- C4H6N4O2 + 2 HNO3 → C4H4N6O6 + 2 H2O
The activation energy required to begin decomposition of dinitroglycoluril is 165 kJ/mol.[2] When dinitroglycoluril is heated to 243 °C in an inert atmosphere, the two nitrate groups break off and the two central carbon atoms form a double bond.[1]
Sensitivity
The impact sensitivity of dinitroglycoluril was determined using the Bruceton-staircase procedure, which found a h50 of 88 cm. Friction sensitivity was determined by a Julius-Peters apparatus, which found a sensitivity of 25 kg.[2]