Preparation of a Spherical Morphology of Tetranitroglycoluril (TNGU)

摘要

A new, spherical morphology of tetranitroglycoluril (TNGU) has been prepared from the solvent, anti-solvent interaction of nitric acid and dichloromethane. This spherical morphology is significantly less sensitive to impact, friction, and static discharge than TNGU as isolated according to literature methods. The spheres averaged in size approximately 3 and appear to be uniform in size by scanning electron microscopy.