Hexanitrostilbene

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IUPACName = 1,3,5-Trinitro-2- [2-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)ethenyl] benzene
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Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 20062-22-0
PubChem = 253628
UNNumber = 0392 "TNT mixtures:" 0388, 0389
SMILES = O= [N+] (c1cc( [N+] ( [O-] )=O)c(/C=C/c2c
( [N+] ( [O-] )=O)cc( [N+] ( [O-] )=O)cc2 [N+]
( [O-] )=O)c( [N+] ( [O-] )=O)c1) [O-]
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Formula = C₁₄H₆N₆O₁₂
MolarMass = 450.23 g/mol
Appearance = Yellow crystalline powder
Density = 1.7 g/cm³
MeltingPtC = 316
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ShockSens = Low
FrictionSens = Low
ExplosiveV = 7000 m/s
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Hexanitrostilbene (HNS), also called JD-X, is a heat resistant high explosive developed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in the 1960s. Other names include 1,1'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis [2,4,6-trinitrobenzene] ; 1,2-bis-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-ethylene; hexanitrodiphenylethylene.