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  • Fluorine incorporation enhances energetic materials properties like density and thermal stability.
  • Strong electron-withdrawing nature of fluorine is key to these improvements.

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  • To systematically review energetic materials with specific fluorine-containing groups.
  • To investigate synthetic methods, physicochemical parameters, and energetic properties.

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  • Literature review of theoretical and experimental reports.
  • Focus on three classes of fluorinated energetic materials: F-/NF2-substituted trinitromethyl, trifluoromethyl, and difluoroamino/pentafluorosulfone groups.

Main Results:

  • Detailed analysis of synthetic routes for each class.
  • Comparison of physicochemical and energetic performance metrics.
  • Highlighting the role of specific functional groups (C(NO2)2F, C(NO2)2NF2, CF3, NF2, SF5).

Conclusions:

  • Fluorine-containing moieties are crucial for developing novel high energy density materials.
  • The strategic design of energetic materials increasingly utilizes these fluorinated groups.