Effect of water and common salts on the vibrational spectra of high energy cyclic organic peroxides

Alvaro J. Peña-Quevedo; Javier Figueroa; Nelmarie Rodríguez; Deborah Nieves; Neiza Hernández; Rosangela Rivera; Nairmen Mina; Samuel P. Hernández-Rivera

doi:10.1117/12.666171

10 May 2006 Effect of water and common salts on the vibrational spectra of high energy cyclic organic peroxides

Alvaro J. Peña-Quevedo, Javier Figueroa, Nelmarie Rodríguez, Deborah Nieves, Neiza Hernández, Rosangela Rivera, Nairmen Mina, Samuel P. Hernández-Rivera

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Proceedings Volume 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V; 62012D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666171
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Cyclic organic peroxides are sensitive to the presence of water and other contaminants that can deactivate the substance or make it less sensitive to chock, spark or other detonating mechanism. In the case of radiation such as laser action the opposite seems to happen, making the peroxides more sensitive to laser breakdown and local burning. In recent studies, TATP has been induced to sublimate faster during Raman analysis when it had contaminants or water, however, some studies have shown that TATP does not reacts when it is wet. This study is focused on determining if the presence of water and other contaminants affects peroxide stability and the detection by current technologies, such as IMS and vibrational spectroscopy. During the study, TATP and HMTD have been synthesized by different methods using certified chemicals and common household products. The research also focused on the effect of metal salts in the syntheses and the effect of temperature in the composition of the products. Differences in the location, shape, relative intensity, and in some cases appearance of new bands possibly due to Redox and complex formation reactions were evident. Bands corresponding to ν(O-O), ν(C-O), δ(CH₃-C) and δ(C-O) were located and assigned for Raman and IR spectroscopies.

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Alvaro J. Peña-Quevedo, Javier Figueroa, Nelmarie Rodríguez, Deborah Nieves, Neiza Hernández, Rosangela Rivera, Nairmen Mina, and Samuel P. Hernández-Rivera "Effect of water and common salts on the vibrational spectra of high energy cyclic organic peroxides", Proc. SPIE 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V, 62012D (10 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666171

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