DOI: 10.5061/dryad.msbcc2g6p
title: Data from: Characteristics of triacetone triperoxide formed in 2-propanol

description: Upon standing in the presence of air, it is known that 2-propanol under
 certain circumstances is inclined to form TATP, however few studies have
 been done to determine its properties. Following a recent explosion in
 Norway involving 2-propanol, a noticeably large amount of a substance with
 a crystalline structure was discovered at the site of the accident. This
 substance was identified as TATP. The substance was analysed using nuclear
 magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transformation infrared light (FT-IR),
 and Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS), and its sensitivity
 to friction was studied using the standardised BAM friction test and a
 modernised version of the Brueston up-and-down methodology. In addition to
 point estimates, the uncertainty of the results was quantified by means of
 confidence intervals. The study shows that TATP can be formed naturally in
 2-propanol in the presence of air, and that its characteristics are
 similar to that of the traditionally laboratory-synthesized substance.
description: On the 7<sup>th</sup> of February 2024, at 1:35 PM,
 an explosion occured at a Norwegian Defence laboratory. The following
 investigation of the accident site revealed a relatively large amount
 (&gt;100 pieces) of an unknown white translucent substance of a
 crystalline structure, each measuring from about 1 mm to 36 mm (see Figure
 3). The isubstance was identified as TATP. The recovered TAPT particles
 were placed in airtight containers filled with distilled water, placed in
 certified explosives storage containers, and kept refrigerated
 (temperature ~4<sup>o</sup>C) until further
 analysis. This dataset contains suppelmentary
 information needed to recreate our analysis and conlutions, including
 complete friction sensitivity datasets, NMR spectrums, FT-IR spectrums,
 and LC-MS chromatograms.
description: # Data from: Characteristics of triacetone triperoxide formed in
 2-propanol
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.msbcc2g6p](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.msbcc2g6p) ## Description of the data and file structure * Files 1A to 2B contain suplementary material from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. For NMR .txt files: Column 1=Serial number/data points, Column 2=Intensity, Column 3=Hz value, Column 4=Ppm value. * Files 3 to 5 contain suplementary material from Fourier transformation infrared light (FT-IR) analysis. For IR .dpt files: Column 1=Cm-1 wavenumber, Column 2=Absorbance. * Files 6 (A,B,C) contain suplementary material from Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) analysis. * File T123 contains results from BAM friction sensitivity tests.  ### Files and variables #### File: 1A\_NMR\_TATP\_SYNT **Description:**  These files contain the 13C NMR spectrum of synthesised TATP in CDCl3.  #### File: 1B\_NMR\_TATP\_2PRO **Description:**  These files contain the 13C NMR spectrum of TATP from 2-propanol in CDCl3.  #### File: 2A\_NMR\_TATP\_SYNT **Description:**  These files contain the 1H NMR spectrum of synthesised TATP in CDCl3.  #### File: 2B\_NMR\_TATP\_2PRO **Description:**  These files contain the 1H NMR spectrum of TATP from 2-propanol in CDCl3.  #### File: 3\_FTIR\_DADP **Description:**  These files contain the FT-IR spectrum of synthesised DADP.  #### File: 4\_FTIR\_TATP\_2PRO **Description:**  These files contain the FT-IR spectrum of TATP formed in 2-propanol.  #### File: 5\_FTIR\_TATP\_SYNT **Description:**  These files contain the FT-IR spectrum of synthesised TATP.  #### File: 6A\_LCMS\_TATP\_2PRO **Description:**  This file contain the chromatogram from LS-MS of TATP formed in 2-propanol.  #### File: 6B\_LCMS\_TATP\_SYNT **Description:**  This file contain the chromatogram from LS-MS of synthesised TATP.  #### File: 6C\_LCMS\_ACCU **Description:**  This file contain the chromatogram from LS-MS of a TATP standard from AccuStandard.  #### File: T123\_FRICTION\_DATA **Description:**  This file contains the full dataset on the friction sensitivity test. The sensitivity to friction was studied using the standardised BAM friction test and a modernised version of the Brueston up-and-down methodology.