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 ==History==
 
The discovery of RDX dates from the 1890s when a German (Hans Henning) offered it as a medicine. Its explosive properties were not recognized until 1920 (Herz?). In the 1920s RDX was produced by the direct nitration of hexamine. It was only in 1940 that an efficient production method was found, possibly at the [[McGill University]] Department of Chemistry (Meissner?). It was widely used during [[World War II]], often in explosive mixtures with [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]] such as Torpex (TNT (42%),RDX (40%) and aluminium (18%)). RDX was used in one of the first [[plastic explosive]]s.

 
 ==External links==
 [[wikibooks:Chemical synthesis:Cyclonite synthesis|Synthesis@wikibooks]]
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 ==History==
 
The discovery of RDX dates from the 1891s when a German (Hans Henning) offered it as a medicine. Its explosive properties were not recognized until 1920 (Herz?). In the 1920s RDX was produced by the direct nitration of hexamine. It was only in 1940 that an efficient production method was found, possibly at the [[McGill University]] Department of Chemistry (Meissner?). It was widely used during [[World War II]], often in explosive mixtures with [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]] such as Torpex (TNT (42%),RDX (40%) and aluminium (18%)). RDX was used in one of the first [[plastic explosive]]s.
 
 ==External links==
 [[wikibooks:Chemical synthesis:Cyclonite synthesis|Synthesis@wikibooks]]
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