Platinum fulminate

Platinum fulminate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2CNO.Pt/c2*1-2-3;/q2*-1;+2
    Key: FOJXSPFJHZRDKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [C-]#[N+][O-].[Pt+2].[C-]#[N+][O-]
Properties
Pt(CNO)2
Appearance Brown powder
Insoluble[1]
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity Low
Friction sensitivity High
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 explosive
200[2] °C (392 °F; 473 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Platinum fulminate is a primary explosive which is a fulminate salt of platinum discovered by Edmund Davy. It is described as a tasteless brown powder.[1][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Davy, Edmund (1817). "On a New Fulminating Platinum". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 107. The Royal Society: 136–157. JSTOR 107576.
  2. ^ Thomson, Thomas (1817). "Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics ... - Google Books". Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ A system of chemistry. Abraham Small, No. 112, Chesnut Street. 1818. p. 35. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via Internet Archive. platinum fulminate.
  4. ^ Lectures on Explosives. J. Wiley & sons. 1897. p. 364. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via Internet Archive. platinum fulminate.
  5. ^ Thomson, Thomas (1818). "A system of chemistry". Retrieved 15 December 2014.