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octogen

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Description

octogen: an explosive compound, contaminant in waste water; structure given in third source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

octogen : A tetrazocane that is 1,3,5,7-tetrazocane in which the hydrogen atom attached to each of the nitrogens is replaced by a nitro group. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID17596
CHEBI ID33176
SCHEMBL ID164769
MeSH IDM0051435

Synonyms (54)

Synonym
.beta.-hmx
1,3,5,7-tetrazocine, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-
octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine
hmx ,
1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazocane
2691-41-0
1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane
cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine
1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocane
CHEBI:33176
tetramethylenetetranitramine
octogen
NCGC00160380-01
octolite or octol, dry or wetted with < 15% water, by mass
un0226
cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, desensitized or octogen, desensitized or hmx, desensitized
un0484
beta-hmy
lx 14-0
oktogen
hsdb 5893
cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (dry or unphlegmatized)(hmx) [forbidden]
einecs 220-260-0
brn 0361386
cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, wetted or hmx, wetted or octogen, wetted with not < 15% water, by mass
cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine
hw 4
AKOS000668897
unii-llw94w5bsj
ec 220-260-0
llw94w5bsj ,
4-26-00-01645 (beilstein handbook reference)
cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, desensitized or octogen, desensitized or hmx, desensitized [un0484] [explosive 1.1d]
cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (dry or unphlegmatized)(hmx)
cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, wetted or hmx, wetted or octogen, wetted with not <15% water, by mass [un0226] [explosive 1.1d]
cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, wetted or hmx, wetted or octogen, wetted with not <15% water, by mass
cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine [hsdb]
1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane
octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrocine
octogen [mi]
SCHEMBL164769
octagen
.beta. hmy
1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazocane #
un 0226 (salt/mix)
octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-s-tetrazocine
1,3,5,7-tetraza-1,3,5,7-tetranitrocyclooctane
W-109815
1,3,5,7-tetrazocine,octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-
DTXSID3024237
beta-hmx
Q422206
octahydro-1
octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine, betaine

Research Excerpts

Overview

Octogen (HMX) is a polynitramine explosive closely related to hexogen. Octogen is a known occupational toxin in military munitions plants.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Octogen (HMX) is a polynitramine explosive closely related to hexogen, a known occupational toxin in military munitions plants. "( Acute occupational poisoning by octogen: first case report.
Descotes, J; Le Meur, B; Testud, F, 2006
)
2.06

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" For the TK6 and V79 assays, TNB and 2, 4,6-triaminotoluene were more toxic than TNT, whereas RDX and HMX were without effect at their maximal aqueous solubility limits."( Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of energetic compounds on bacterial and mammalian cells in vitro.
Ampleman, G; Hawari, J; Lachance, B; Robidoux, PY; Sunahara, GI; Thiboutot, S, 1999
)
0.3
" alterations in this endpoint may result in adverse effects on the organism and could be used as an early indicator of toxicity."( Toxicity of sediment-associated nitroaromatic and cyclonitramine compounds to benthic invertebrates.
Bridges, TS; Farrar, JD; Inouye, LS; Lotufo, GR; Ringelberg, DB, 2001
)
0.31
" The midge Chironomus tentans and the amphipod Hyalella azteca demonstrated significant toxic effects after exposure to TNT and its degradation products, 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB) and 2,4-diamino-6-nitrotoluene (2,4-DANT)."( Toxicity of the explosives 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine in sediments to Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca: low-dose hormesis and high-dose mortality.
Bridges, TS; Duke, BM; Lotufo, GR; Steevens, JA, 2002
)
0.31
" These compounds may be toxic at relatively low concentrations to a number of ecological receptors."( Toxicity assessment of contaminated soils from an antitank firing range.
Bardai, G; Dubois, C; Gong, P; Hawari, J; Paquet, L; Robidoux, PY; Sarrazin, M; Sunahara, GI, 2004
)
0.32
" A 21-d exposure to RDX, HMX or CL-20 in either soil had no adverse effects on ryegrass growth."( Toxicity and uptake of cyclic nitramine explosives in ryegrass Lolium perenne.
Ampleman, G; Hawari, J; Kuperman, RG; Lachance, B; Rocheleau, S; Sunahara, GI; Thiboutot, S, 2008
)
0.35
" Salamanders exposed to concentrations of HMX in soil < or = 1970 mg HMX/kg soil for 10 days did not show adverse effects."( Toxicity of octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) in three vertebrate species.
Bazar, MA; Johnson, MS; LaFiandra, EM; McFarland, CA; Quinn, MJ; Talent, LG, 2010
)
0.36
" TNT was the most toxic substance."( Synergetic toxic effect of an explosive material mixture in soil.
Miksch, K; Panz, K; Sójka, T, 2013
)
0.39

Compound-Compound Interactions

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Corona discharge ionization combined with ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) was utilized to investigate five common explosives: cyclonite (RDX), trinitrotoluene (TNT), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT)."( Analysis of explosives using corona discharge ionization combined with ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry.
Cho, SG; Goh, EM; Kim, J; Koh, SS; Lee, J; Lee, S; Park, S, 2014
)
0.4

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" In addition, it is important that energetic research considers the concept of bioavailability, including factors influencing soil/sediment aging, desorption of energetic compounds from varying soil and sediment types, methods for modeling/predicting energetic bioavailability, development of biomarkers of energetic exposure or effect, and the impact of bioavailability on ecological risk assessment."( Explosives: fate, dynamics, and ecological impact in terrestrial and marine environments.
Juhasz, AL; Naidu, R, 2007
)
0.34
"Chemical bioavailability is an important dose metric in environmental risk assessment."( Predicting chemical bioavailability using microarray gene expression data and regression modeling: A tale of three explosive compounds.
Barker, ND; Boyd, RE; Chen, Y; Gong, P; Johnson, DR; Nan, X; Perkins, EJ; Suedel, BC; Wilkins, DE, 2016
)
0.43
"This study has demonstrated that our approach is promising for bioavailability measurement, which warrants further studies of mixed contamination scenarios in field settings."( Predicting chemical bioavailability using microarray gene expression data and regression modeling: A tale of three explosive compounds.
Barker, ND; Boyd, RE; Chen, Y; Gong, P; Johnson, DR; Nan, X; Perkins, EJ; Suedel, BC; Wilkins, DE, 2016
)
0.43

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Initially, 8 birds (1 male/1 female per dose group) were orally dosed at levels ranging from 125 to 2125 mg HMX/kg body weight."( Food avoidance behavior to dietary octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) exposure in the northern bobwhite (Colinusvirginianus).
Gogal, RM; Johnson, MS; Larsen, CT, 2005
)
0.33
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
explosiveA substance capable of undergoing rapid and highly exothermic decomposition.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
tetrazocane
N-nitro compoundA compound having the nitro group (-NO2) attached to a nitrogen atom.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (173)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19901 (0.58)18.7374
1990's11 (6.36)18.2507
2000's99 (57.23)29.6817
2010's50 (28.90)24.3611
2020's12 (6.94)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 54.70

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index54.70 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.21 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.96 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index85.98 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index1.99 (0.95)

This Compound (54.70)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews8 (4.40%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.55%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other173 (95.05%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]