Ethylenedinitramine

Ethylenedinitramine
Names
IUPAC name
N,N′-Dinitro-1,2-ethanediamine
Other names
Haleite; Dinitroethylene diamine; EDNA
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 505-71-5
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
ChemSpider
  • 10030
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.290 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 10462
UNII
  • O5GD93K6WK
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID3052141 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C2H6N4O4/c7-5(8)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h3-4H,1-2H2
    Key: QCOXCILKVHKOGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(CN[N+](=O)[O-])N[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula
 C2H6N4O4
Molar mass 150.094 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless crystals
Density 1,71 g·cm−3
Melting point 177 °C
Solubility in water
 slightly soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
 GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
Hazard statements
 H302
Precautionary statements
 P264, P270, P301+P312, P330, P501
Autoignition
temperature
 180 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

Ethylenedinitramine (EDNA, also Haleite or Explosive H) is an explosive chemical compound of the nitroamine class, a derivative of the ethylenediamine. EDNA is a powerful explosive, with a detonation velocity of 7,570 m/s, slightly higher than that of other common explosive materials, such as TNT (6,900 m/s) or picric acid (7,350 m/s), but lower than RDX (8,750 m/s) or PETN (8,400 m/s).[1]

Ednatol is a high explosive comprising about 58% ethylenedinitramine and 42% TNT.

References

  1. ^ Robertson, A. J. B (1948). "The thermal decomposition of explosives. Part I. Ethylenedinitramine and tetryl". Transactions of the Faraday Society. 44: 677. doi:10.1039/TF9484400677.


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