Hexanitrostilbene

Hexanitrostilbene (HNS), also called JD-

X, is an organic compound with the
formula [(O2N)3C6H2CH]2. It is a yellow-
orange solid.[1] It is used as a heat-
resistant high explosive. It is slightly
soluble (0.1 - 5 g/100 mL) in
butyrolactone, DMF, DMSO, and N-
methylpyrrolidone.
 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, HNS

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

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(2
7)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
Detonation velocity 7000 m/s

Except where otherwise noted, data are given

for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C
[77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Infobox references

Production and use

It is 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 insensitive to impact. When
casting TNT, HNS is added at 0.5% to
form erratic micro-crystals within the
TNT, which prevent cracking.[1] Because
of its insensitivity but high explosive
properties, HNS is used in space
missions. It was the main explosive fill in
the seismic source generating mortar
ammunition canisters used as part of the
Apollo Lunar Active Seismic
Experiments.[2]

Its heat of detonation is 4 kJ/g.[3]

It was developed at the U.S. Naval

Ordnance Laboratory in the 1960s and
has been improved on since then.[4]

See also
TNT equivalent
RE factor
References
1. Jacques Boileau, Claude
Fauquignon, Bernard Hueber and
Hans H. Meyer "Explosives" in
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial
Chemistry, 2009, Wiley-VCH,
Weinheim.
doi:10.1002/14356007.a10_143.pu
b2
2. NASA reference publication
3. Hexanitrostilbene and Its Properties
4. Peter Golding, Asoka M. Jayaweera-
Bandara, Henry Duffin, "Production
of HNS" Patent 5023386. Filed:
January 4, 1990.
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