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  • Materials Science
  • Energetic Materials Chemistry

Background:

  • Conventional melt-castable explosives face limitations in thermal stability and detonation performance.
  • There is a need for advanced energetic materials with enhanced safety and performance characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize novel melt-castable compounds with improved thermal stability and detonation performance.
  • To evaluate the potential of these compounds as advanced explosive materials.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of new compounds by coupling 3,5-diamino-4-nitropyrazole with nitrogen-rich heterocycles using a methylene bridging strategy.
  • Characterization of melting points (Tm) and decomposition temperatures (Td).
  • Measurement of detonation velocities (Dv).

Main Results:

  • Synthesized compounds exhibit suitable melting points (76.7-141.2 °C) for melt-castable processing.
  • All compounds show decomposition temperatures above 233.3 °C.
  • Detonation velocities range from 7918 to 8676 m s⁻¹, exceeding that of TNT (6881 m s⁻¹).
  • Hydrazinium salt 9 demonstrates high thermal stability (Tm = 102.3 °C, Td = 273.1 °C) and excellent detonation performance (Dv = 8676 m s⁻¹), comparable to RDX (8795 m s⁻¹).

Conclusions:

  • The novel compounds show significant potential for advanced melt-castable explosive formulations.
  • Hydrazinium salt 9 is a particularly promising candidate due to its balanced thermal stability and high detonation performance.