Chemiluminescence detection of 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (RDX) and related nitramine explosives

Autor: Neil W. Barnett, Duncan Graham, David N. Donaldson, Kieran F. Lim, Chad Prior, Kent M. Agg, Claire E. Lenehan, Paul S. Francis
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Talanta. 88:743-748
ISSN: 0039-9140
Popis: A simple controlled chemical reduction of 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (RDX) and related nitramine compounds with zinc amalgam generates species that elicit intense chemiluminescence with tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(III), which extends this widely utilised chemiluminescence reagent to a new class of analyte and presents a sound chemical basis for a screening test for nitramine high explosives. Examination of the chemiluminescence profiles under stopped-flow conditions revealed contributions from multiple transient species formed in the initial reduction step.
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