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Properties of substance:

xylitol pentanitrate

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

white monoclinic crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C5H7N5O15

Structural formula as text:

O2NOCH2(CHONO2)3CH2ONO2

Molar/atomic mass: 377.1336

Melting point (°C):

45.5

Decomposition temperature (°C):

169.4


Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 196
Sensitiveness to electrostatic discharges (J): 4.5
Friction sensitiveness (N): 18
Detonation velocity (m/s): 878
Detonation pressure (GPa): 32.6

References:

  1. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. - 1960. - Vol. 38, No. 2. - pp. 316-319 [DOI: 10.1139/v60-045]
  2. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. - 2019. - Vol. 44, No. 5. - pp. 541-549 [DOI: 10.1002/prep.201800337]

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