2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexanitrostilbene
[CAS# 20062-22-0]

Identification

• Name: 2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexanitrostilbene
• Synonyms: 1,1'-(1,2-Ethenediyl)bis[2,4,6-trinitrobenzene]; 2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexanitrostilbene; HNS; JD-X; NSC 76741; TNS
• Molecular Formula: C₁₄H₆N₆O₁₂
• Molecular Weight: 450.23
• CAS Registry Number: 20062-22-0
• EC Number: 243-494-5

Properties

• Solubility: Insoluble (8.6E^-5 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 318-319 ºC^**

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2017 ACD/Labs)

^** Dacons, Joseph C.; US 126269 A0 1980.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Explosives	Expl.	1.1	H201
Chronic hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Chronic	1	H410
Skin sensitization	Skin Sens.	1	H317
Explosives	Expl.	1.4	H204
Acute hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Acute	1	H400
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H312
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H332
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302

• Hazardous Chemical?: Yes