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Persulfate Esters and Organic Salts

mewrox99 - 15-7-2010 at 05:04

Hello. I was wandering if anyone has any knowledge of the existence of peroxydisulfate esters.

If these do exist what proprieties do they have?

I have only heard of the salt Tetrabutylammonium Peroxydisulfate.

Has anyone played with Urea and Hexamine salts and are they energetic?


JohnWW - 15-7-2010 at 05:08

They are certainly likely to be highly explosive, and dangerously so, similarly to triacetone triperoxide, used as an improvised explosive by those suicide bombers (and some later would-be ones, who were caught, convicted, and sentenced to very long jail terms) in England a few years ago.

mewrox99 - 15-7-2010 at 05:12

Oh yer I think I have heard of the raids in London.

I have no intentions of ever making these persulfate compounds, just want to know there proprieties. My neighbors hate me enough as it is ;)

Reference - 18-7-2010 at 01:25

Tetrabutylammonium Peroxydisulfate is a salt, not an ester.
You might google {tetramethyl ammonium} if not convinced.