Patent ID: 8268991

Claim:
A process for preparing hexaallylhexaazaisowurtzitane (HAllylIW) comprising: dissolving allylamine in a mixture of polar organic solvent and water to form a first composition; acidifying said first composition with a Bronsted acid in water to form an acidic second composition; cooling said second composition to about 0° C.; mixing said second composition, at about 0° C., with an aqueous solution of glyoxal to form a third composition; stirring said third composition at about 0° C. until acid catalysis of reaction between allylamine and glyoxal is substantially complete to form a fourth composition containing hexaallylhexaazaisowurtzitane in solution; basifying said fourth composition at about 0° C. with a Bronsted base in water to form a mildly basic fifth composition; stirring said fifth composition, allowing contact of reactants, at about 0° C. for a predetermined period of time to form a sixth composition; chilling said sixth composition to about minus 16° C. or lower allowing precipitation of hexaallylhexaazaisowurtzitane to form a seventh composition; and separating said precipitated hexaallylhexaazaisowurtzitane from said seventh composition.