1,2,4,5-tetrazine based energetic materials

✍ Scribed by Chavez, David E.; Hiskey, Michael A.

• Book ID: 118048178
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 509 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0737-0652
• DOI: 10.1080/07370659908201796

✦ Synopsis

ABBTRACT

The synthesis and properties of several new energetic 1.2.4.5tetrazine derivatives are described. These include energetic salts of 3,6-dihydrazino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine and several symmetrically and unsymmetrically substituted tetrazines with energetic substituents, in addition to a new nitro-tetrazine. ;UQTRODVCTIQbl High-nitrogen energetic materials offer distinct advantages to conventional carbon-based energetic materials. High-nitrogen materials have a large number of N-N and C-N bonds and therefore possess large positive heats of formation. The low percentage of carbon and hydrogen in these compounds has a double positive effect: it enhances the density and allows a good oxygen balance to be achieved more easily. However, since nitrogen does not catenate well, several nitrogens in a row should be avoided, as these compounds are typically very sensitive to impact.