4,4′-Azobis(1,2,4-triazole): A Versatile Molecular Scaffold to Develop Tailor-Made Energetic Materials
Saona Seth, Chayanika Pathak
Abstract
Energetic materials containing azoles are appealing in terms of their high nitrogen content and presence of functional groups that can participate in different non-covalent bonding interactions. One such interesting compound is 4,4′-azobis(1,2,4-triazole) (ATRZ), which has formidable energetic parameters. Based on the presence of hydrogen-bond acceptor and metal coordination sites, a number of tailor-made energetic materials have been derived by employing ATRZ as the molecular precursor. In this review, we discuss the use of this high-energy molecular scaffold in the development of different energetic cocrystals, coordination polymers, and composites and discuss their properties in the context of state-of-the-art energetic materials.