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Hexanitrostilbene (HNS)

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This chapter summarizes the properties of 2, 2′, 4, 4, 6, 6′ hexanitrostilbene (HNS) relative to more common thermally stable explosives. The very fine crystalline HNS material, purified by extraction of impurities, is designated as HNS-I. HNS-II is a larger particle-size, higher bulk-density, free-flowing material obtained by recrystallization of HNS-I.

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    Dabir S. Viswanath

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Viswanath, D.S., Ghosh, T.K., Boddu, V.M. (2018). Hexanitrostilbene (HNS). In: Emerging Energetic Materials: Synthesis, Physicochemical, and Detonation Properties. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1201-7_6

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