Quote: Originally posted by Smoker Root |
3. In RDX synthesis it is widely used nitrating hexamine. However it is said the bachman proccess is better, has anybody seen why it is not used?
Anybody can cite any paper?
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Just compare the prices of required reagents and look for availability of acetic anhydride and you'll know why this isn't the preferred route.
Also if you use bachmann process it is better to just add some paraformaldehyde which is cheap and make HMX which is way more powerful.
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