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A few questions.
« on: April 26, 2006, 09:54:25 PM »
I am doing a project on TNT, and would be very grateful if someone could help me out a bit. I need to find out why TNT (trinitrotoluene) is highly explosive, but why it is fairly stable until detonated. I realise that its explosiveness is due to the nitro compound NO2, but I don't understand why this would be explosive. I also do not understand why it is fairly stable until detonated. Here is the structural diagram:

If anyone could offer their opinions or give me a few tips it would be greatly appreciated, as this project is due monday!
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Re: A few questions.
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2006, 02:42:59 AM »
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Re: A few questions.
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Re: A few questions.
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2006, 05:00:22 PM »
the cyclohexane ring should be replaced with a conjugated cyclohexan-tri-ene
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Re: A few questions.
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2006, 11:53:23 PM »
Wiki only says:
It is however readily acted upon by alkalis to form unstable compounds that are very sensitive to heat and impact.
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Re: A few questions.
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2006, 02:02:04 AM »
Did you read my link to wikipedia, especially about oxygen balance?
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