TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Xylitol pentanitrate - its characterization and analysis
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Stark, Kelly-Anne S.
A1  - Gascooke, Jason R.
A1  - Gibson, Christopher T.
A1  - Lenehan, Claire E.
A1  - Bonnar, Callum
A1  - Fitzgerald, Mark
A1  - Kirkbride, K. Paul
SP  - e110472
EP  - e110472
VL  - 316
IS  - 
N2  - Xylitol is a polyhydric alcohol that may be nitrated to form an explosive (xylitol pentanitrate or XPN). Consequently, forensic and first response personnel may encounter XPN in post-blast residues or as a bulk material. Despite this, key analytical data for XPN that may be used in first response or forensic operations to aid its detection are not yet available in the literature. The present article provides infrared spectrometry, Raman spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, chromatography and mass spectrometry data in order to address this knowledge gap.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110472
ID  - ref1
ER  -