TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The two-step process to synthesize nitramines involves forming a nitrosamine by reacting an amine with a strong acid and a nitrate salt to form a nitrosamine; and oxidizing the nitrosamine compound of formula N(R1)(R2)-N=O to form a corresponding nitramine of formula N(R1)(R2)-N(+)(=O)-O(-).R1 and R2=1-6C alkyl, 2-6C alkenyl, 4-10C cycloalkyl, (R3)2-N-NO2, optionally substituted N-nitrosopyrrolidine (where the N-nitrosopyrrolidine substitutions are at the ring 2, 3 and 4 positions), H, or 1-6C alkyl;R3=1-6C alkyl.Preferred Components: The strong acid of the nitrosamine formation step is selected from sulfuric acid, trifluoroacetic acid, peroxytrifluoroacetic acid, nitric acid or formic acid (preferably peroxytrifluoroacetic acid). The nitrite salt is selected from sodium nitrite, potassium nitrite and/or calcium nitrite (preferably sodium nitrite). The amine moiety is an amino acid, cimedtidine, optionally substituted pyrrolidine, piperazine, piperidine or dimethylamine (preferably N-nitrosopyrrolidine, N,N-dinitrosopiperazine, N-nitrosodimethylamine and/or N-nitrosopipiridine). The nitrosylating step uses a strong acid selected from hydrochloric acid (HCl), sulfuric acid, nitric acid and/or NO2BF4. EXAMPLE - A flask was charged with CH2Cl2 (20 ml) and adding NO2BF3 (0.5 g) was then added to the reaction vessel. The reaction was stirred while N-nitrosopyrrolidine (0.686 ml) was added dropwise. The reaction was stirred for 20 hours. After workup nitrosamine was produced. Dichloromethane (DCM) (15 ml) was added in a flask. The reaction flask was then placed in an ice-bath and trifluoroacetic anhydride (5.004 ml) was then added and the mixture stirred. 30% Hydrogen peroxide (2.429 ml) was added to the reaction flask next. When the peroxide was added to the reaction flask, the reaction boiled and it is therefore necessary to keep the ice bath at 0 degrees C. In a seperatory funnel, DCM (5 ml) was added followed by N-nitrosopyrrolidine (1.83 ml). This solution was orange/yellow due to the nitrosamine. After the peroxyacid reaction had stirred for 10 minutes, the reaction was warmed to room temperature and the contents of the seperatory funnel were added dropwise over 20 minutes. When the nitroamine had been added to the reaction flask, it was then connected to a condenser with a clip and sealed with grease and refluxed for 1.5 hours. The reaction went from light orange to clear over that time. The reaction was worked-up to yield corresponding nitramine (68-80%).