Nitromethane and nitroethane have been photolyzed in the liquid and gaseous phases in order to distinguish the various possible primary processes occurring for each compound.In the case of nitromethane, a free radical split has been postulated to account for the products as For nitroethane, there are at least two primary processes occurtin& namely CHsNOz + hv -+ CHs + NOz .Various secondary reactions are discussed for both compounds.
Metastable molecues possessing high reactivity can be employed as explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics. The properties, sensitivities and kinetics of energetic materials used as nitroaromatics and nitramines, which are in both military and civilian use, are discussed and the theory of detonation described.
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