Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, o972-o974  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802013582 ]

cis-2,4,6,8-Tetranitro-1H,5H-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane, the energetic compound `bicyclo-HMX'

R. Gilardi, J. L. Flippen-Anderson and R. Evans

Abstract: The title compound, C₄H₆N₈O₈, represents the energetic molecule commonly called `bicyclo-HMX'. It was synthesized because it was expected to be denser than the powerful energetic material HMX, and thus exhibit improved energetic performance. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that this molecule was actually slightly less dense than HMX.

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