Energetic performance of trinitromethyl nitrotriazole (TNMNT) and its energetic salts

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

doi:10.1039/d3cc03909a

Energetic performance of trinitromethyl nitrotriazole (TNMNT) and its energetic salts

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Sep 19;59(75):11276-11279. doi: 10.1039/d3cc03909a.

Authors

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

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844-2343, USA. jshreeve@uidaho.edu.
² Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

PMID: 37664998
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03909a

Abstract

Little is known about trinitromethyl nitrotriazole (TNMNT) since the crystal structure, density, energetic performance, and thermal properties have not been determined. A detailed characterization of TNMNT and its hydrazinium and potassium salts and their potential as solid propellants and oxidizers has been established. TNMNT exhibits a high density (1.96 g cm^-3) and positive enthalpy of formation (ΔH_f = +84.79 kJ mol^-1). TNMNT and its hydrazinium and potassium salts illustrate excellent detonation properties (P = 34.24 to 36.22 GPa, D = 8899 to 9031 ms^-1). TNMNT and its hydrazinium salt exhibit outstanding propulsive properties (I_sp = 247.28 to 271.19 s), and these are superior to AP (I_sp = 156.63 s) and ADN (I_sp = 202.14 s). The results suggest opening the door to utilizing TNMNT and its energetic salts in solid rocket propulsion.