Potassium 4,5-Bis(dinitromethyl)furoxanate: A Green Primary Explosive with a Positive Oxygen Balance

Chunlin He, Jean'ne M. Shreeve*

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Abstract

Potassium 4,5-bis(dinitromethyl)furoxanate was synthesized readily from cyanoacetic acid. It was characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the structure was confirmed by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Its positive oxygen balance, high density (2.130 g cm-3), sensitivity (IS=2 J, FS=5 N), and calculated heat of formation (-421.0 kJ mol-1), combined with its calculated superior detonation performance (D=7759.0 m s-1, P=27.3 GPa), make it a competitive replacement as a green primary explosive.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)772-775
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • energetic materials
  • furoxans
  • heterocycles
  • oxygen balance
  • primary explosives

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