The Nitrate and Nitrocarbamate of 1,3,5-Trinitrocyclohexane-trimethanol and Selected Salts

With 1,3,5-trinitrocyclohexane-1,3,5-triyl trimethanol as a precursor, available from 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, two further nitro-containing molecules were synthesized. Via modification of the hydroxyl groups, new oxygen-rich compounds were obtained, the corresponding trinitrate and trinitrocarbamate. From the latter, various salts were obtained by treatment with bases. All compounds were fully characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and elemental and differential thermal analyses. Moreover, the sensitivity toward friction and impact was determined according to BAM standard techniques and the energetic properties were calculated by using the EXPLO5 computer code.