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Frontispiece: 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 - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201780862
Subject(s) - explosive material , triazine , thermal stability , hydrogen bond , ring (chemistry) , yield (engineering) , 1,2,4 triazole , nitro , triazole , conjugated system , chemistry , planar , materials science , energetic material , crystallography , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , molecule , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , computer science , alkyl , computer graphics (images)
Energetic Compounds A fused‐ring triazole–triazine explosive, TTX, with energetic properties approaching those of RDX but with a higher thermal stability and lower sensitivity towards impact and friction, was synthesized by an easy two‐step and high‐yield synthesis from the well‐known 5‐amino‐3‐nitro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazole. The planar conjugated structure of TTX, along with strong hydrogen bonds and nitro–π interactions, are the main forces contributing to its thermal stability and insensitivity. For more details, see the Communication by J. Shreeve et al. on page 1743 ff.