Questions tagged [explosives]
Questions discussing explosive nature of chemicals. Also, consider using the safety tag.
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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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