The synthesis and characterization of energetic materials containing both a tetrazole and a strained ring moiety

Abstract. The reaction of cyanogen azide with primary and secondary amines containing strained rings led to the synthesis of novel energetic compounds, deriving their energy from both the strained ring systems and aminotetrazoles. Azo-coupling of the produced 5-amino materials resulted in high-nitrogen energetic materials at high yields. Comprehensive chemical characterization of the synthesized compounds was performed using infrared (IR) spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. The sensitivity of these materials to impact and friction was experimentally assessed, and their energetic performance was evaluated through computational methods. The results demonstrate the potential of these compounds as high-performance, sensitive energetic materials with promising potential applications in various fields.