Process of crystallizing 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12,-hexaazatetracyclo 5.5.0.0.5,903,11!- dodecane
US5874574A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D487/22
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process of crystallizing CL-20 is disclosed. In the process, a wet CL-20 solvent/CL-20 solution is dried by azeotropic distillation of a CL-20 solvent/water azeotrope. Removal of water from the CL-20 solution permits crystallization of high density CL-20. A low density, CL-20 non-solvent is added to the resulting dry CL-20 solvent/CL-20 solution to cause precipitation of .epsilon.-polymorph CL-20. The CL-20 crystals are separated from the non-solvent and the solvent by adding sufficient water to displace the non-solvent and the solvent from the surface of the CL-20 crystals. In this fashion, the .epsilon.-polymorph CL-20 is made wet for later handling, packaging, and shipping.
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