Hexanitrostilbene

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Hexanitrostilbene
1,3,5-trinitro-2-[2-(2,4,6- trinitrophenyl)ethenyl]benzene IUPAC name
Chemical formula	C14H6N6O12
Molecular mass	450.231 g/mol
Shock sensitivity	Low
Friction sensitivity	Low
Density	1.7 g/cm3
Explosive velocity	7000 m/s
RE factor	?
Melting point	316°C
Autoignition temperature	N/A
Appearance	yellow crystalline powder
CAS number	20062-22-0
PubChem	253628
SMILES	O=[N+](c1cc([N+]([O-])=O)c(/C=C/c2c ([N+]([O-])=O)cc([N+]([O-])=O)cc2[N+] ([O-])=O)c([N+]([O-])=O)c1)[O-]

HNS, an acronym for 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexanitrostilbene, also called JD-X, is a heat resistant high explosive developed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in the 1960s. Other names include 1,1'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis[2,4,6-trinitrobenzene]; 1,2-bis-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-ethylene; hexanitrodiphenylethylene.