Chemistry of Explosives and Pharmaceutical Compounds

In deflagration, the decomposition of the explosive material is propagated by a flame front, which moves slowly through the explosive material in contrast to detonation. Deflagration is a characteristic of low explosive material.

Sodium azide is the inorganic compound with the formula NaN3. This colourless azide salt is the gas-forming component in many car airbag systems. It is used for the preparation of other azide compounds. It is an ionic substance and is highly soluble in water. It is extremely toxic.

Copper(I) acetylide or cuprous acetylide, is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Cu2C2. It is a heat and shock sensitive high explosive. It is more sensitive than silver acetylide. It is a metal acetylide.

A primary explosive is an explosive that is extremely sensitive to stimuli such as impact, friction, heat, static electricity, or electromagnetic radiation. A relatively small amount of energy is required for initiation.

Ammonal is an explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene (TNT), and aluminium powder. Ammonium nitrate functions as an oxidizer and aluminium as a power enhancer. To some extent,  aluminium makes it more sensitive to detonation. The use of the relatively cheap ammonium nitrate and aluminium makes it a replacement for pure TNT.

Ammonium acetate is a white solid, which can be derived from the reaction of ammonia and acetic acid. It is available commercially and depending on grade, can be rather inexpensive. It is not an explosive. NH4C2H3O2 is occasionally employed as a biodegradable de-icing agent.

Nitrobenzene is a water-insoluble pale yellow oil with an almond-like odour. It freezes to give greenish-yellow crystals. Although occasionally used as a flavouring or perfume additive,. Nitrobenzene is highly toxic in large quantity. 

HHTDD is a powerful but moisture sensitive explosive compound. It is essentially an open analogue of the cyclic nitroamine cage compounds such as CL-20. HHTDD readily decomposes in the presence of even trace amounts of water, making it unsuitable for any practical applications.

Mercury(II) fulminate, Hg(CNO)2, is a primary explosive. It is highly sensitive to friction and shock. It is mainly used as a trigger for other explosives in percussion caps and blasting caps.

Caffeine is a mild stimulant compound that is found naturally in coffee, tea and to a lesser degree, in cocoa or chocolate. It is included in many soft drinks, as well as a larger amount in energy drinks.

An oxyliquit, also called liquid air explosive or liquid oxygen explosive, is an explosive material made of a mixture of liquid air or liquid oxygen (LOX) with a suitable fuel, usually carbon (as lampblack) or some organic chemical (e.g., a mixture of soot and naphthalene), wood meal, or aluminium powder or sponge.

Sublingual refers to the pharmacological route of administration by which drugs diffuse into the blood through tissues under the tongue. Many pharmaceuticals are designed for sublingual administration, including cardiovascular drugs, steroids, barbiturates, enzymes, and increasingly, vitamins.

Beta blockers are a class of drugs used for various indications, but particularly for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension.

Carisoprodol is a centrally-acting skeletal muscle relaxant. Carisoprodol is slightly soluble in water and freely soluble in alcohol, chloroform and acetone.

Cyclobenzaprine is a muscle relaxant medication used to relieve skeletal muscle spasms and associated pain in acute musculoskeletal conditions.It is the most well-studied drug for this application, and it also has been used off-label for fibromyalgia treatment.

Chlorpromazine is a typical antipsychotic. It works on a variety of receptors in the central nervous system, producing anticholinergic, antidopaminergic, antihistaminic, and weak antiadrenergic effects.

Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is the giving of substances directly into a vein. Therapies administered intravenously are often called specialty pharmaceuticals. It is commonly referred to as a drip because many systems of administration employ a drip chamber, which prevents air entering the blood stream (air embolism) and allows an estimate of flow rate.

Hypoxanthine is a naturally occurring purine derivative. It is occasionally found as a constituent of nucleic acids where it is present in the anticodon of tRNA in the form of its nucleoside inosine. It has a tautomer known as 6-Hydroxypurine. Hypoxanthine is a necessary additive in certain cell, bacteria, and parasite cultures .

A psychedelic substance is a psychoactive drug whose primary action is to alter cognition and perception. Psychedelics are part of a wider class of psychoactive drugs known as hallucinogens, a class that also includes related substances such as dissociatives and deliriants.

Diphenhydramine hydrochloride is a first-generation antihistamine mainly used to treat allergies.It has a powerful hypnotic effect, and for this reason is often used as a nonprescription sleep aid and a mild anxiolytic.