1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene
Encyclopedia
1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, also known as TATNB (triazidotrintrobenzene) and TNTAZB (trinitrotriazidobenzene), is an aromatic
high explosive composed of a benzene
ring
with three azido groups and three nitro groups alternating around the ring. It has chemical formula
. Its velocity of detonation is 7,350 meters per second
, comparable to TATB
and CPN
(CycloPropenium Nitrate).
Aromaticity
In organic chemistry, Aromaticity is a chemical property in which a conjugated ring of unsaturated bonds, lone pairs, or empty orbitals exhibit a stabilization stronger than would be expected by the stabilization of conjugation alone. The earliest use of the term was in an article by August...
high explosive composed of a benzene
Benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound. It is composed of 6 carbon atoms in a ring, with 1 hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom, with the molecular formula C6H6....
ring
Simple aromatic ring
Simple aromatic rings, also known as simple arenes or simple aromatics, are aromatic organic compounds that consist only of a conjugated planar ring system with delocalized pi electron clouds. Many simple aromatic rings have trivial names. They are usually found as substructures of more complex...
with three azido groups and three nitro groups alternating around the ring. It has chemical formula
Chemical formula
A chemical formula or molecular formula is a way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound....
. Its velocity of detonation is 7,350 meters per second
Second
The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock....
, comparable to TATB
TATB
TATB, or triaminotrinitrobenzene, is an aromatic explosive, based on the basic six-carbon benzene ring structure with three nitro functional groups and three amine groups attached, alternating around the ring....
and CPN
CPN
CPN may stand for:*Called party number*Calpine Corporation, New York Stock Exchange symbol CPN*Canadian Perinatal Network*Carnivorous Plant Newsletter*Carpinteria , California, Amtrak station code CPN...
(CycloPropenium Nitrate).