Shedding water: using mechanochemistry to drive liquid assisted synthesis of the energetic complex glycine–magnesium tetrahydrate

Abstract

In this effort, a solvent-free, media-free, mechanochemical route is used to accelerate the synthesis and exploration of an energetic oxidizer : fuel complex. Using magnesium nitrate hexahydrate and glycine as our example, we demonstrate that water from the metal salt is shed with moderate energy input and drives liquid-assisted mechanochemistry. This route reduces synthesis time from days to hours and shows promise for a host of metal salt complexes.