Tetranitrate (IMAGE)

Wiley

Tetranitrate — Caption

A high-energy-density nitrate ester (1) with unique properties was synthesized in good yield in a three-step process. Destructive stimuli studies and explosive performance calculations show that (1) has similar performance properties to those of well-characterized explosives.

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(C) Wiley-VCH 2008

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