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Crystal structure of 2-nitrimino-5-nitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine

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The crystal and molecular structure of 2-nitrimino-5-nitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (NNHT) was determined. The relationship between the structural features of NNHT and its properties that pertain to its suitability as a potential oxidizer candidate for gun propellants is discussed. The NNHT structural features are also compared with analogous structural features of nitroguanidine (NQ) (Bracuti, A. J. J. Chem. Crystallogr. 1999, 29, 671) the more highly energetic triazine derivative, 1,3,5-trinitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) (Choi, C. S. and Prince, E. Acta.Crystallogr. B 1972, 28, 2857).

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Bracuti, A. Crystal structure of 2-nitrimino-5-nitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 34, 135–140 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOCC.0000014700.03335.80

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