A new polymorph of HMTD. Issue 3 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McLennan, Lindsay; Smith, James L.; Oxley, Jimmie C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of energetic materials. Volume 39:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 361
• Page End: 376
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) -- polymorph -- peroxide; Explosives -- Periodicals; Propellants -- Periodicals; 662.2
• DOI: 10.1080/07370652.2020.1802630
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0737-0652

Abstract

ABSTRACT: While exploring the synthesis pathway of HMTD, an unexpected new route for preparing HMTD was found through the reaction of formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, and ammonium hydroxide. The recovered HMTD was characterized by Raman spectroscopy and powder x-ray diffraction and found to be a different crystal structure. This HMTD is believed to be the result of a different conformation of the HMTD, only previously predicted by computational methods and through the use of specialized NMR reagents.