The crystal structure of beta-RDX-an elusive form of an explosive revealed

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Millar, David I.A. and Oswald, I.D.H. and Francis, D.J. and Marshall, William G. and Pulham, C.R. and Cumming, A.S. (2009) The crystal structure of beta-RDX-an elusive form of an explosive revealed. Chemical Communications (London), 5. pp. 562-564. ISSN 0009-241X (http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B817966B)

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Abstract

The crystal structure of the highly metastable β-form of RDX shows that the molecules adopt different conformations compared to the α-form and that, contrary to previous reports, the β-form obtained at ambient pressure is not the same form as that obtained at elevated temperatures and pressures.

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Millar, David I.A., Oswald, I.D.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4339-9392, Francis, D.J., Marshall, William G., Pulham, C.R. and Cumming, A.S.;
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