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A Highly Stable and Insensitive Fused Triazolo–Triazine Explosive (TTX)
Author(s) -
Kumar Dheeraj,
Imler Gregory H.,
Parrish Damon A.,
Shreeve Jean'ne M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201604919
Subject(s) - explosive material , yield (engineering) , triazine , 1,2,4 triazole , nitro , ring (chemistry) , thermal stability , conjugated system , molecule , chemistry , triazole , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , composite material , alkyl
A fused‐ring conjugated energetic molecule, 4‐amino‐3,7‐dinitro‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐c] [1,2,4]triazine (TTX), has been synthesized in good yield in a two‐step process starting from the known 5‐amino‐3‐nitro‐1 H ‐1,2,4‐triazole (ANTA). Characterization of TTX shows that it possesses energetic properties approaching those of 1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazacyclohexane (RDX), but with a higher thermal stability and lower sensitivity towards impact and friction.