Platinum fulminate

Platinum fulminate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
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^[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

Chemical compound

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.