Octanitrocubane: A new nitrocarbon

Eaton PE; Zhang MX; Gilardi R; Gelber N; Iyer S; Surapaneni R

Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, Vol.27, No.1, 1-6, 2002

DOI10.1002/1521-4087(200203)27:1<1::AID-PREP1>3.0.CO;2-6 Export Citation

Octanitrocubane: A new nitrocarbon

Eaton PE, Zhang MX, Gilardi R, Gelber N, Iyer S, Surapaneni R

Octanitrocubane, the first new nitrocarbon in 18 years, is introduced as a potential explosive of great power. Its synthesis and characterization are described.