A highly explosive nitro compound, (CH2N.NO2)3. It has a cyclic structure with a six-membered ring of alternating CH2 groups and nitrogen atoms, with each nitrogen being attached to a NO2 group. It is made by nitrating hexamine, C6H12N4, which is obtained from ammonia and methanal. Cyclonite is a very powerful explosive used mainly for military purposes. It is also called RDX. The abbreviation is for ‘Research Department composition X’, used at the Chemical Research and Development Department, Woolwich.
Cyclonite
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