Design and Synthesis of High-Performance Planar Explosives and Solid Propellants with Tetrazole Moieties

Sohan Lal; Richard J Staples; Jean'ne M Shreeve

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01816

Design and Synthesis of High-Performance Planar Explosives and Solid Propellants with Tetrazole Moieties

Org Lett. 2023 Jul 14;25(27):5100-5104. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01816. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Authors

Sohan Lal¹, Richard J Staples², Jean'ne M Shreeve¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, United States.
² Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.

PMID: 37409774
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01816

Abstract

A straightforward synthetic strategy for newly designed nitrogen-rich planar explosives and solid propellants is reported. These materials exhibit high densities (1.69-1.95 g cm^-3), high positive enthalpies of formation (approaching 1149.21 kJ mol^-1), promising energetic properties (P = 26.36-33.78 GPa, D = 8258-9518 m s^-1), acceptable thermal stabilities (T_d = 132-277 °C), good sensitivities (IS = 4-40 J, FS = 60-360 N) and excellent propulsive performance (Isp = 176.80-253.06 s).

MeSH terms

Explosive Agents*
Nitrogen
Tetrazoles

Substances

Explosive Agents
Nitrogen
Tetrazoles