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Energetic Materials Derived from 4,4’,5,5’‐tetranitro‐1 H ,1’ H ‐2,2’‐biimidazole
Author(s) -
Lewczuk Rafał
Publication year - 2018
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.201800088
Subject(s) - propellant , explosive material , molecule , nitrogen , substrate (aquarium) , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , energetic material , nanotechnology , materials science , computational chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , biology , ecology
In the group of energetic diazoles, 4,4’,5,5’‐tetranitro‐1 H ,1’ H ‐2,2’‐biimidazole (TNBI) have attracted much attention in the past few years. Although the compound suffers from hygroscopicity, it is a useful substrate for the synthesis of new high energy materials. The review summarizes published data on the methods of preparation, structure, properties and energetic characteristics of TNBI, its salts and N‐substituted derivatives. This class of compounds contains mainly nitrogen rich molecules with potential to become future propellants and explosives.