4,4′,5,5′-Tetraamino-3,3′-azo-bis-1,2,4-triazole and the electrosynthesis of high-performing insensitive energetic materials
Joseph Yount, Matthias Zeller, Edward F. C. Byrd, Davin G. Piercey
Abstract
Electrochemical azo coupling of guanazine yields novel thermally insensitive high-explosive. DFT and EXPLO6.05 calculations reveal energetic properties that rival RDX making this a potentially cheap, and green alternative to traditional energetics.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrosynthesisExplosive materialElectrochemistryChemistryTriazoleCombinatorial chemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeEnergetic Materials and CombustionThermal and Kinetic AnalysisCrystallography and molecular interactions