Crystal structure evolution of an energetic compound dihydroxylammonium 5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate induced by solvents

Abstract

Recently, energetic ionic salts have become a research hotspot due to their attractive properties, such as high density, high heat of formation, and environmental friendliness. Dihydroxylammonium 5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate (TKX-50) is a typical nitrogen-rich energetic ionic salt, which has broad application prospects. However, the research on the stability and crystal structure evolution of TKX-50 in different solvent systems is insufficient. Herein, we investigated the crystal structure transformations and searched for new solid forms of TKX-50 under different conditions via a solvent induction method. The phase composition of all screened samples was analyzed by powder or single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Three new solid forms of [NH₂(CH₃)₂⁺][BTO⁻], [NH₂(CH₃CH₂)₂⁺]₂[BTO²⁻], [NHOH(CH₃CCH₃)⁺][BTO⁻] H₂O were obtained from DMAC, DEF and AC/MT, respectively. Furthermore, the energetic properties were evaluated through EXPLO5.