Abstract: A process for preparing an energetic mixture of 1,2,4-butanetroil trinitr and nitroglycerin by forming a polyol mixture of 1,2,4-butanetriol and glycerin, and then nitrating the polyol mixture with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 6, 1987
Date of Patent:
March 1, 1988
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy