When Was Cyclonite Discovered?

RDX, abbreviation of Research Department eXplosive or Royal Demolition eXplosive, formally cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, also called cyclonite, hexogen, or T4, powerful explosive, discovered by Georg Friedrich Henning of Germany and patented in 1898 but not used until World War II, when most of the warring powers ...

How was RDX discovered?

RDX was reported in 1898 by Georg Friedrich Henning, who obtained a German patent (patent No. 104280) for its manufacture by nitrolysis of hexamine (hexamethylenetetramine) with concentrated nitric acid.

Is RDX natural?

❖ RDX, also known as Royal Demolition Explosive, Research Department Explosive, cyclonite, hexogen and T4, is a synthetic product that does not occur naturally in the environment. It belongs to a class of compounds known as explosive nitramines. ... ❖ RDX is not produced commercially in the United States.

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