Patent ID: 7910776

Claim:
A method of producing 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitro-benzene, comprising: exposing at least one alkoxy derivative of phloroglucinol to a reaction mixture comprising at least one nitrate salt and a sulfuric acid solution to form a nitrated product comprising at least one of a mono-alkoxylated nitrated product and a di-alkoxylated nitrated product; reacting the at least one of the mono-alkoxylated nitrated product and the di-alkoxylated nitrated product with an alkoxylating agent to form a 1,3,5-trialkoxy-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene; and reacting the 1,3,5-trialkoxy-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene with an aminating agent to form 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene.