Issue 4, 2019

Alkali metal salts of 3,6-dinitramino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine: promising nitrogen-rich energetic materials

Abstract

The alkali metal salts of 3,6-dinitramino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (DNAT, 1), Li2(H2O)4(DNAT) (2), Na2(H2O)3(DNAT) (3), K2(H2O)(DNAT) (4), Rb2(DNAT) (5) and Cs2(DNAT) (6) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. All of these alkali metal salts possess higher thermal stability (from 240.9 °C to 260.0 °C) than that of DNAT substrate (108.3 °C) due to their numerous coordination bonds and the three-dimensional network structures of the complexes. The number of coordination water molecules, the atomic radius of metal and the different packing forms of the crystal structure contribute to the different thermal stabilities of the alkali metal salts. The experimental (constant-volume) energy of combustion values range from 1331 to 1531 kJ mol−1. The compounds 1, 4, 5, and 6 are sensitive to impact and friction.

Graphical abstract: Alkali metal salts of 3,6-dinitramino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine: promising nitrogen-rich energetic materials

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Oct 2018
Accepted
07 Dec 2018
First published
08 Dec 2018

CrystEngComm, 2019,21, 765-772

Alkali metal salts of 3,6-dinitramino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine: promising nitrogen-rich energetic materials

T. Zhang, J. Du, Z. Li, X. Lin, L. Wang, L. Yang and T. Zhang, CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 765 DOI: 10.1039/C8CE01827H

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