Platinum fulminate

Platinum fulminate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
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	InChI InChI=1S/2CNO.Pt/c21-2-3;/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
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity	Low
Friction sensitivity	High
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	explosive
Autoignition; temperature	200 °C (392 °F; 473 K)
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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

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