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2,4-Dinitrotoluene (DNT) or dinitro is an organic compound with the formula C 7 H 6 N 2 O 4. This pale yellow crystalline solid is well known as a precursor to trinitrotoluene (TNT) but is mainly produced as a precursor to toluene diisocyanate .
Women in the First World War. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-0-7478-0752-0. Woollacott, Angela (20 May 1994). On her their lives depend: munitions workers in the Great War. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08502-2. Smith, Angela (2008). "The girl behind the man behind the gun: women as carers in recruitment posters of the First World War".
2,4,6-Trinitrobenzoic acid (TNBA) is an organic compound with the formula (O 2 N) 3 C 6 H 2 CO 2 H. It is a high explosive nitrated derivative of benzoic acid . Preparation and reactions
Germany began filling artillery shells with trinitrotoluene (TNT) in 1902. Toluene was less readily available than phenol, and TNT is less powerful than picric acid, but the improved safety of munitions manufacturing and storage caused the replacement of picric acid by TNT for most military purposes between the World Wars. [15]
A stick of cordite from World War II A sectioned British 18-pounder field gun shrapnel round, World War I, with bound string to simulate the appearance of the original cordite propellant Close-up of cordite filaments in a .303 British Rifle cartridge (manufactured in 1964) Burning a strand of cordite from a .303 British round
2,4-Dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP or simply DNP) is an organic compound with the formula HOC 6 H 3 (NO 2) 2. It has been used in explosives manufacturing and as a pesticide and herbicide. In humans, DNP causes dose-dependent mitochondrial uncoupling , causing the rapid loss of ATP as heat and leading to uncontrolled hyperthermia —up to 44 °C (111 ...
Ammonal used for military mining purposes was generally contained within metal cans or rubberised bags to prevent moisture ingress problems. The composition of ammonal used at Messines was 65% ammonium nitrate, 17% aluminium, 15% trinitrotoluene (TNT), and 3% charcoal. [2] Ammonal remains in use as an industrial explosive.
RDX (abbreviation of "Research Department eXplosive" or Royal Demolition eXplosive) or hexogen, [4] among other names, is an organic compound with the formula (CH 2 N 2 O 2) 3.It is white, odorless, and tasteless, widely used as an explosive. [5]