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Why is prismane explosive but cubane is not?
So I was reading about polyhedral hydrocarbons, because I dig the topic, and I read (admittedly on wikipedia entries... But they cited papers, I swear!) that prismane is explosive due to the massive ...
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Why is cyanuric triazide environmental friendly and less toxic?
This is the first line on Wikipedia:
Cyanuric triazide ($\ce{C3N12}$ or $\ce{(NCN3)3}$) is described as an environmentally friendly, low toxicity, and organic primary explosive with a detonation ...
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Is this ancient explosive mixture mentioned in the Apocrypha plausible?
I understand that religious discussion is not wanted here, but it's just the pretext to my question. I recently decided to read the Apocrypha. Sounded interesting. Anyway, when I got to The Book of ...
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Are tetra- and pentanitrotoluene better explosives than TNT?
When reading about TNT (trinitrotoluene), I noticed that the aromatic ring has still 2 carbon atoms left for two more possible nitro groups ($\ce{−NO2}$), which would get you tetra- or ...
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What explosive compound would be the most likely first explosive developed by a race? [closed]
Elaboration on title: What would most likely be the first explosive compound that some individual would create if they were just mixing together random things they had available? I'm not talking about ...
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Methylation of perchlorate
I am exploring (non-experimentally!) the methylation of a perchlorate precursor, either the acid or pre-existing salts, to produce the alkali methyl perchlorate. The methylating agent would be methane ...
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Perchlorate salts: (explosive) reactivity with methane?
I read everywhere about the explosive reactivity of perchlorate salts (e.g., $\ce{Na}$, $\ce{Ca}$, $\ce{NH4}$ [especially]) when mixed with organic materials or solvents, yet I find no information ...
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Mixing solvents and other compounds - safety issues
I would like to know if it is safe to mix organic solvents together or organic solvents with some compounds listed below.
In a mixture with random ratios (greater than zero - all chemicals present) ...
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Why is picric acid more explosive than TNT?
I've recently read that trinitrophenol (picric acid - relative effectiveness factor $1.20$) is more explosive than trinitrotoluene (TNT - relative effectiveness factor $1.00$).
Personally, I think ...
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Why is temperature regulation an important factor for producing explosives?
I was wondering why temperature regulation is an important factor for producing explosives. I know many are exothermic reactions but what would happen if you did not use an ice bath and allow the ...
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Why do nitro groups confer explosive tendencies?
When suggesting nitration of an aromatic compound in the synthesis of some organic molecule, it was raised that this route should be avoided as to prevent things from going "ka boom."
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Why do we need acid when making acetone peroxide?
Acetone peroxide is a very dangerous explosive, easily detonated by mild heating, friction or shock. It appears in the form of small white crystals.
This compound forms from the mixture of hydrogen ...
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Products of HMTD decomposition
Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine, "Hex" for short, is an explosive organic compound.
I want to know the products of this reaction:
$$\ce{C_6H_{12}N_2O_6 -> ? + Energy}$$
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Why are peroxides explosive?
Why do peroxides tend to explode with little provocation? In general, what are typical products of their explosion?
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What makes diazo compounds so unstable and explosive?
I once had an Orgo TA refer to a diazo compound as "diazo-boom-boom" (the technical term). I have always been curious as to the reason behind the instability and reactivity.
According to Wikipedia
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