Octogen

CAS Registry Number®

2691-41-0

CAS Name

Octogen

Molecular Formula

C4H8N8O8

Molecular Mass

296.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    278 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.78 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H8N8O8/c13-9(14)5-1-6(10(15)16)3-8(12(19)20)4-7(2-5)11(17)18/h1-4H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=UZGLIIJVICEWHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

N(=O)(=O)N1CN(N(=O)=O)CN(N(=O)=O)CN(N(=O)=O)C1

Canonical SMILES

O=N(=O)N1CN(N(=O)=O)CN(N(=O)=O)CN(N(=O)=O)C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,3,5,7-Tetrazocine, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-
  • Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine
  • Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine
  • HMX
  • β-HMX

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

97956-01-9, 121631-13-8, 141615-54-5, 5222-46-8, 66038-26-4, 66745-90-2

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