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Preparation and Reactivity of Gasless Nanostructured Energetic Materials
Published on: April 2, 2015
Employing Nitrogen-Sulfur Synergy: 1,2,3-Triazole-Thiadiazole-Based Energetic Materials
Sonali Kukreja1, Abhishek Kumar Yadav1, Vikas D Ghule2
1Energetic Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abstract:
In this study, we synthesized energetic materials integrating thiadiazole and triazole moieties. The newly developed compounds were thoroughly characterized using NMR, IR, elemental analysis, TGA-DSC, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (for compound 3). These compounds exhibited acceptable properties, including high densities (1.88-1.92 g cm-3), moderate to good detonation performance (VOD: 6383-8128 m s-1), good thermal stability (143-238 °C), and less sensitivity to impact (>15 J) and friction (360 N). Notably, compounds 4 and 8 achieved superior detonation velocities compared to nearly all reported sulfur-based energetic materials to date. This work highlights the significance of triazole-thiadiazole frameworks in the development and fine-tuning of energetic materials.
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