Construction of Polynitro Compounds as High-Performance Oxidizers via a Two-Step Nitration of Various Functional Groups

Gang Zhao, Dheeraj Kumar, Ping Yin, Chunlin He, Gregory H. Imler, Damon A. Parrish, Jean'ne M. Shreeve*

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Abstract

An oxygen-rich energetic compound, 1,3-bis(trinitromethyl)-1,2,4-triazole (13), was obtained by a two-step nitration and found to have an excellent crystal density of 1.90 g/cm 3 confirmed by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. This highly dense material, as a green energetic oxidizer, features an attractive positive oxygen balance, an acceptable sensitivity, and a good enthalpy of formation, making it a competitive replacement for AP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1073-1077
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2019
Externally publishedYes

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