Abstract:2,4,6-trinitroaniline (TNA) was synthesized by trinitro-chlorobenzene and aqueous ammonia in alcohol, and then reacted with 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole (ATA) to generate 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) by VNS(Vicarious nucleophilic substitution) reaction with total yield of 95.7%.The structures of TNA and TATB were characterized by FTIR, NMR, MS and elementary analysis. Effects of CH3ONa, ATA and the reaction time were investigated on the overall yield of TATB. The optimized conditions of VNS reaction were: the mass ratio of TNA, ATA and NaOCH3 is 1:6:14, reaction temperature is 70 ℃, and time is 2 hours. The ultra fine TATB with average particle diameter D50 of 0.151 μm was obtained using aqueous mineral acid solutions to quench the reaction. The particle-size and crystal were analyzed.