Trinitrotriazine

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IUPACName = 2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
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CASNo = 140218-59-3
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SMILES = O= [N+] ( [O-] )C1=NC( [N+] ( [O-] )=O)=NC( [N+] ( [O-] )=O)=N1
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Formula = C₃N₆O₆
MolarMass = 216.07
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Trinitrotriazine, or 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, is a potential explosive. It can be made by reacting triazine with nitric acid and a sulfuric acid catalyst:

:C₃H₃N₃ + 3 HNO₃ → C₃N₃(NO₂)₃ + 3 H₂O

It may explode without the addition of oxygen or any other reactant:

:C₃N₃(NO₂)₃ → 3 CO₂ + 3 N₂