1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene

A pale yellow solid, the compound is highly explosive.

[2][3] 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene forms charge-transfer complexes with electron-rich arenes.

[4] Trinitrobenzene is more explosive than TNT, but more expensive.

[2] It is primarily used as a high explosive compound for commercial mining and military applications.

It has also been used as a narrow-range pH indicator, an agent to vulcanize natural rubber, and a mediating agent to mediate the synthesis of other explosive compounds.

Skeletal formula
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Ball-and-stick model
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroform Flammability 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasoline Instability 4: Readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition at normal temperatures and pressures. E.g. nitroglycerin Special hazards (white): no code