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Tetrazole Azasydnone (C 2 N 7 O 2 H) And Its Salts: High‐Performing Zwitterionic Energetic Materials Containing A Unique Explosophore
Author(s) -
Gettings Matthew L.,
Thoenen Michael T.,
Byrd Edward F. C.,
Sabatini Jesse J.,
Zeller Matthias,
Piercey Davin G.
Publication year - 2020
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.202002664
Subject(s) - tetrazole , detonation , energetic material , explosive material , ring (chemistry) , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , chemistry , crystallography , materials science , stereochemistry , organic chemistry
This work reports the first compound containing both a tetrazole and an azasydnone ring, a unique energetic material. Several energetic salts of the tetrazole azasydnone were synthesized and characterized, leading to the creation of new secondary and primary explosives. Molecular structures are confirmed by 1 H and 13 C NMR, IR spectroscopy, and X‐ray crystallographic analysis. The high heats of formation, fast detonation velocities, and straight‐forward synthesis of energetic azasydnones should capture the attention of future energetics research.