Citation: Hui Zhen Zhi, Jun Luo, Guang An Feng, Chun Xu Lv. An efficient method to synthesize HMX by nitrolysis of DPT with N₂O₅ and a novel ionic liquid[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2009, 20(4): 379-382. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2008.12.040 shu

An efficient method to synthesize HMX by nitrolysis of DPT with N₂O₅ and a novel ionic liquid

School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China

Received Date: 28 August 2008

Fund Project: Financial support from National Basic Research (973) Program of China (No. 613740101) is gratefully acknowledged.

A novel polyethylene glycol (PEG)-200-based dicationic acidic ionic liquid (PEG₂₀₀-DAIL) was used to synthesize HMX from DPT by nitrolysis with N₂O₅. It was found that either N₂O₅ or PEG₂₀₀-DAIL could improve the yield. Furthermore, the combined use of PEG₂₀₀-DAIL and N₂O₅ could increase the yield of HMX to 64% with the used quantity of HNO₃ decreased dramatically.
- DPT,
- Nitrolysis,
- N₂O₅,
- Acidic ionic liquid
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