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1,5‐Di(nitramino)tetrazole: High Sensitivity and Superior Explosive Performance
Author(s) -
Fischer Dennis,
Klapötke Thomas M.,
Stierstorfer Jörg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201502919
Subject(s) - explosive material , raman spectroscopy , tetrazole , tetracene , salt (chemistry) , elemental analysis , chemistry , nitrogen , standard enthalpy of formation , potassium , spectroscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule , physics , quantum mechanics , optics
Highly energetic 1,5‐di(nitramino)tetrazole and its salts were synthesized. The neutral compound is very sensitive and one of the most powerful non‐nuclear explosives to date. Selected nitrogen‐rich and metal salts were prepared. The potassium salt can be used as a sensitizer in place of tetracene. The obtained compounds were characterized by low‐temperature X‐ray diffraction, IR and Raman spectroscopy, multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and DSC. Calculated energetic performances using the EXPLO5 code based on calculated (CBS‐4M) heats of formation and X‐ray densities support the high energetic performances of the 1,5‐dinitraminotetrazolates as energetic materials. The sensitivities towards impact, friction, and electrostatic discharge were also explored.