Hexanitrobenzene

HNB

Fixed

2.01 g · cm -3

344.05 kJ · mol -1

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Hexanitrobenzol ( HNB ) is an explosive. It consists of a benzene ring having six nitro groups (- NO2) as a substituent.

Representation

Hexanitrobenzol arises from Penta nitroaniline by oxidation with peroxodisulfuric.

Properties

Hexanitrobenzol crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system in the space group I2 / c with lattice parameters a = 1322 pm, b = 913 pm, and β = 95.5 °, and four formula units per unit cell.