Frontiers in Chemistry (Sep 2022)

Novel family of nitrogen-rich energetic (1,2,4-triazolyl) furoxan salts with balanced performance

  • Alexander A. Larin,
  • Alexander A. Larin,
  • Alla N. Pivkina,
  • Ivan V. Ananyev,
  • Ivan V. Ananyev,
  • Dmitry V. Khakimov,
  • Leonid L. Fershtat

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.1012605
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Nitrogen-rich energetic materials comprised of a combination of several heterocyclic subunits retain their leading position in the field of materials science. In this regard, a preparation of novel high-energy materials with balanced set of physicochemical properties is highly desired. Herein, we report the synthesis of a new series of energetic salts incorporating a (1,2,4-triazolyl) furoxan core and complete evaluation of their energetic properties. All target energetic materials were well characterized with IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis, while compound 6 was further characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Prepared nitrogen-rich salts have high thermal stability (up to 232°C), good experimental densities (up to 1.80 g cm−3) and high positive enthalpies of formation (344–1,095 kJ mol−1). As a result, synthesized energetic salts have good detonation performance (D = 7.0–8.4 km s−1; p = 22–32 GPa), while their sensitivities to impact and friction are quite low.

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