RDX (Research Department Explosive)

cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine

RDX, also known as cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, is a highly explosive cyclic nitrate ester. Initially developed in 1924 by German scientists, it's significantly more powerful than TNT and widely used in military explosives such as plastic explosives (e.g., C-4) and propellants.

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