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Emerging Energetic Materials: Synthesis, Physicochemical, and Detonation Properties pp 59–100Cite as

Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW, CL-20)

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Abstract

Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, a nitroamine compound, has emerged as an important insensitive energetic material. This caged compound offers several interesting properties. This chapter discusses the properties and more importantly the formulations using CL-20.

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Viswanath, D.S., Ghosh, T.K., Boddu, V.M. (2018). Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW, CL-20). In: Emerging Energetic Materials: Synthesis, Physicochemical, and Detonation Properties. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1201-7_2

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