2,4,6-Tris(trinitromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine

2,4,6-Tris(trinitromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine is a chemical compound that is a derivative of triazine first prepared in 1995.

[1] It is synthesized by destructive nitration of 2,4,6-tricarboxyl-1,3,5-triazine.

It is noteworthy for having more nitro groups than it does carbon atoms, thus potentially being useful as an oxygen source, or added to oxygen-poor explosives to increase their power.

Derivatives have been prepared by nucleophilic displacement of the nitro groups with azide and hydrazine.

[2] This explosives-related article is a stub.

2,4,6-Tris(trinitromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine
Ball-and-stick model of the 2,4,6-tris(trinitromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine molecule