88106-06-3Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis and purification of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB)
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A method to convert surplus nitroarene explosives (picric acid, ammonium picrate,) into TATB is described. The process comprises three major steps: conversion of picric acid/ammonium picrate into picramide; conversion of picramide to TATB through vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS) of hydrogen chemistry; and purification of TATB.