Synthesis of Tetrazino-tetrazine 1,3,6,8-Tetraoxide (TTTO)
Michael S Klenov1, Alexey A Guskov1, Oleg V Anikin1
1N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky prosp., 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
This study presents the first synthesis and characterization of a new high energy compound [1,2,3,4]tetrazino[5,6-e][1,2,3,4]tetrazine 1,3,6,8-tetraoxide (TTTO). It was synthesized in ten steps from 2,2-bis(tert-butyl-NNO-azoxy)acetonitrile. The synthetic strategy was based on the sequential closure of two 1,2,3,4-tetrazine 1,3-dioxide rings by the generation of oxodiazonium ions and their intramolecular coupling with tert-butyl-NNO-azoxy groups. The TTTO structure was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray.
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