The Preparatory Manual of Explosives Fifth Edition: Properties, Chemistry, and Statistics Volume 1

Chapter 1: Introduction to Chemistry: A quick lesson in general chemistry; Chapter 2: Familiarization with Laboratory Techniques; Chapter 3: Laboratory Apparatus; Chapter 4: Chemistry Theory and Calculations; Chapter 5: The dynamics of Explosives; Chapter 6: Familiarization with explosive munitions; Chapter 7: Familiarization with Service Ammunition; Chapter 8: A supplemental history of Explosives, 1750-1917; Chapter 9: A concise philosophical history of explosives, from alchemy to the modern age; Chapter 10: Physical Tests for Determining Explosives and other properties; Chapter 11: Ammine or Ammoniate Coordination compounds; Chapter 12: Explosives Preparation 1, The Preparation of Metal Azides, Fulminates, and Nitrides; 12-01. AZ. Ammonium azide; 12-02. CZ. Cupric azide; Copper-II-azide; 12-03. SZ. Silver azide; 12-04. MZ. Mercury Azide; 12-05. LZ. Lead azide; plumbous azide; lead-II-azide; 12-06. Mercury fulminate; 12-07. Silver fulminate; 12-08. Copper fulminate; 12-09. Silver nitride; 12-10. Mercury nitride; 12-11. Sulfur Nitride; Nitrogen tetrasulfide; 12-12. HA; Hydrazinium azide; Chapter 13: Explosives Preparation 2, the preparation of Organic Azides and Azo-Nitros 13-01. BDPF. 13-02. TETRAZIDE. Isocyanogen Tetrazide; 13-03. TAEN. Triazoethanol nitrate; 13-05. DANP. 1,3-Diazido-2-nitrazapropane; 13-06. DIANP. 1,5-diazido-3-nitraza pentane; 13-07. Diazodinitrophenol; 13-08. HNTCAB. Hexanitrotetrachloroazobenzene; 13-09. DNAT. 1,1'-dinitro-3,3'-azo-1,2,4-triazole; 13-10. HACD; 1,2,3,4,5,5-hexaazidocyclopenta-1,3-diene; Chapter 14: Explosives Preparation 3, the Preparation of Aza/Oxa Nitramines; 14-01. TNTC; 2,4,6-trinitro-2,4,6-triazacyclohexanone; 14-02. DDD. 5,7-dinitro-5,7-diaza-1,3-dioxabicyclo[3:3:0]octan-2-one; 14-03. TEX. 4,10-dinitro-2,6,8-12-tetraoxa-4,10-diazatetracyclo-[5.5.0.05,903,11]-dodecane; 14-04. DNFA-P; 1,4-dinitrofurazano[3,4-b]piperazine; 14-05. EMDNT; 3-(ethoxymethyl)-1,5-dinitro-1,3,5-triazepane; 14-06. DNTNPMT; Triazepane; Chapter 15: Explosives Preparation 4, The Preparation of cyclic Nitramines; 15-01. RDX. Cyclonite; Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; 15-02. Solex. 1-(N)-acetyl-3,5,7-trinitro-cyclotetramethylene tetramine; 15-03. HMX. Octogen; 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane; 15-04. NINHT. 2-nitroimino-5-nitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine; 15-05. TNAD. 1,4,5,8-Tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin; 15-06. DPT. 1,5-methylene-3,7-dinitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane; 15-07. NTNPG; 1,3-dinitro-1,3-bis(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)guanidine; References.