A novel stable high-nitrogen energetic material: 4,4′-azobis(1,2,4-triazole)

Cai Qi, Sheng Hua Li, Yu Chuan Li, Yuan Wang, Xu Kun Chen, Si Ping Pang*

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Abstract

A novel high-nitrogen compound with an N, N′-azo linkage, 4,4′-azobis(1,2,4-triazole), has been synthesized and well characterized. The solid-state structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. The experimentally determined density and enthalpy of formation matched with theoretically computed values based on the B3LYP method. The DSC result suggests that 4,4′-azobis(1,2,4-triazole) decomposes at a relatively high temperature (313.36 °C). By comparison with 3,3′-azobis(1,2,4-triazole), containing a C, C′-azo linkage, the N, N′-azo linkage was found to provide compounds with a relatively high density and high energy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3221-3225
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume21
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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