Synthesis and characterization of ionic bio-energetic materials based on dinitramide

Abstract. In this work, a series of novel ionic bio-energetic materials (IBEMs) derived from natural starting materials, including amino acids, and the dinitramide anion were synthesized and investigated. The bio-inspired dinitramides were prepared via acid-base reactions with dinitramic acid, which was generated from ammonium dinitramide by ion-exchange chromatography. The resulting ionic compounds were characterized using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, and 14N), infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, differential thermal analysis (DTA), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Sensitivities toward mechanical stimuli were evaluated using BAM drop hammer and BAM friction apparatus measurements. Furthermore, energetic performance parameters were calculated using the EXPLO5 code.