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Hydronium Copper(II)‐tris(5‐nitrotetrazolate) Trihydrate – A Primary Explosive
Author(s) -
Krawiec Mariusz,
Anderson Stephen R.,
Dubé Pascal,
Ford David D.,
Salan Jerry S.,
Lenahan Shan,
Mehta Neha,
Hamilton Clifton R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.201500013
Subject(s) - hydronium , copper , molecule , chemistry , ion , crystallography , explosive material , tris , inorganic chemistry , salt (chemistry) , hydrate , single crystal , organic chemistry , biochemistry
The long‐time elusive structure of the acid copper(II) salt intermediate in the production of DBX‐1 is presented. The single‐crystal X‐ray shows infinite chains of copper(II) ions complexed by six 5‐nitrotetrazolate anions are aligned along the sixfold axis. Hydronium ions are located on the threefold axis with additional neutral water molecules.