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Patented May 9, 1967
closed.
Brie?y, I have discovered processes for rendering PETN
EXAMPLE III
The dry PETN is coated, and dissolved in N-methyl-2
su?iciently heat stable by treating it with a solvent so as 35 pyrrolidone solvent in a manner described under Example
to reduce gassing of the PETN when subjected to ele
I with the following exception:
vated temperatures to such a degree that military stability
(1) 0.6 g. (6% by weight of the PETN) of a phenoxy
requirements for this explosive are readily met.
resin having the structure
More particularly, PETN may now be prepared such
that a 2.3 gram sample, when subjected to the 120 C. 40
Vacuum Stability Test for 20 hours will yield only about
1.20 ml. of gas and about 2.15 ml. of gas in a 40 hour
period.
we _
1.1 r In
OH:
H OH HlNg-ioo
sample showed 1.01 ml. and 1.84 ml. of gas evolved after
20 hours and 40 hours respectively.
EXAMPLE IV
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dissolved PETN.
N-methyl-Z-pyrolidone,
hexanitrate :
EXAMPLE V
8 g. dry heat-unstable PETN and 2 g. mannitol hexa
10
80 C., and
in 15 g. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone maintained at 51 C. to
said liquid comprises about 50 ml. ethanol maintained
form a solution. The solution is poured into 75 ml. cold
at a temperature of about 20 C.
ethanol (0 C.) to form a suspension having -a tempera
6. The method of claim 3 wherein said coated heat
ture of about 180 C. The suspension is filtered and the
unstable pentaerythritol tetranitrate is co-dissolved with
collected solid washed with 6% ethanol in water at room 15 about 0.6 weight percent of a stabilizer having a structure
pyrrolidone,
done to form a solution,
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pension,
?ltering said suspension to collect a solid,
washing said solid and drying said washed solid to ob
tion,
pension,
?ltering said suspension to collect a solid,
washing said solid and
drying said washed solid to obtaln .said heat-stable
pentaerythritol tetranitrate.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said dry, heat-un
stable pentaerythritol tetranitrate is present in an amount
of about 10 grams,
said N-methyl-Z-pyrrolidone is present in an amount
ranging between about 10 to 20 grams maintained at
a temperature of about 40 C., and
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stable pentaerythritol tetranitrate is coated with about 55 L. DEWAYNE RUTLEDGE, Primary Examiner.