Nitrolysis

Nitrolysis is a chemical reaction involving cleavage ("lysis") of a chemical bond concomitant with installation of a nitro group (NO2). Typical reagents for effecting this conversion are nitric acid and acetyl nitrate. A commercially important nitrolysis reaction is the conversion of hexamethylenetetramine to the nitramide (O2NNCH2)3. Callled RDX, this trinitramide is a widely used explosive.[1]

RDX is a widely used explosive material thst is produced by nitrolysis reactions.

Reference

  1. Jacques Boileau, Claude Fauquignon, Bernard Hueber and Hans H. Meyer "Explosives" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2009, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a10_143.pub2
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