Platinum fulminate

Platinum fulminate

Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101336122
InChI InChI=1S/2CNO.Pt/c2*1-2-3;/q2*-1;+2 Key: FOJXSPFJHZRDKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [C-]#[N+][O-].[Pt+2].[C-]#[N+][O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	Pt(CNO)2
Appearance	Brown powder
Solubility in water	Insoluble [1]
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity	Low
Friction sensitivity	High
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	explosive
Autoignition temperature	200 [2]  °C (392 °F; 473 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N  verify  (what is  YN ?) Infobox references

Platinum fulminate is a primary explosive which is a fulminate salt of platinum discovered by Edmund Davy. It is described as a tasteless brown powder. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Davy, Edmund (1817). "On a New Fulminating Platinum". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 107. The Royal Society: 136–157. Bibcode:1817RSPT..107..136D. JSTOR   107576.
2. Thomson, Thomas (1817). "Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics ... - Google Books" . Retrieved 15 December 2014.
3. A system of chemistry. Abraham Small, No. 112, Chesnut Street. 1818. p.  35 . Retrieved 15 December 2014– via Internet Archive. platinum fulminate.
4. Lectures on Explosives. J. Wiley & sons. 1897. p.  364 . Retrieved 15 December 2014– via Internet Archive. platinum fulminate.
5. Thomson, Thomas (1818). "A system of chemistry" . Retrieved 15 December 2014.