Synthesis and properties of potassium 5,5′-azobis(1-nitraminotetrazolate): A green primary explosive with superior initiation power

Ya Nan Li; Bo Zhou Wang; Yuan Jie Shu; Lian Jie Zhai; Sheng Yong Zhang; Fu Qiang Bi; Yu Chuan Li

doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2016.06.026

Synthesis and properties of potassium 5,5′-azobis(1-nitraminotetrazolate): A green primary explosive with superior initiation power

Ya Nan Li^*, Bo Zhou Wang, Yuan Jie Shu, Lian Jie Zhai, Sheng Yong Zhang, Fu Qiang Bi, Yu Chuan Li

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School of Material Science and Engineering

Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute

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Abstract

Potassium 5,5′-azobis(1-nitraminotetrazolate), (K₂ABNAT), a new green primary explosive, was synthesized via a safe and convenient synthetic procedure based on methylcarbazate and cyanogen azide. The compound was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). With the calculated (CBS-4M) heat of formation (617.0 kJ/mol) and the room temperature X-ray density (2.11 g/cm³), impressive values for the detonation parameters such as detonation velocity (8367 m/s) and pressure (31.5 GPa) were computed using the EXPLO5 program. The superior calculated energetic performance show it could serve as a green replacement for the widely used primary explosive, lead(II) azide, which contains toxic ingredient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-120
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chinese Chemical Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2016.06.026
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Azo compounds
Energetic materials
Nitroamines
Primary explosives
Tetrazole

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