Novel polynitro azoxypyrazole-based energetic materials with high performance.

Novel polynitro azoxypyrazole-based energetic compounds 1,2-bis (4-nitro-1-pyrazol-5-yl) diazene 1-oxide (3) and 1,2-bis (1,4-dinitro-1-pyrazol-3-yl) diazene 1-oxide (4) were synthesized from 5-amino-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile by optimized reactions. Their structures were characterized by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Compound 3 exhibits high thermal stability (239 °C), low mechanical sensitivity (IS = 22 J, FS = 240 N) and moderate detonation performance ( = 8272 m s, = 28.1 GPa). Compound 4 shows moderate thermal stability (161 °C), decent mechanical sensitivity and higher detonation performance ( = 9228 m s, = 38.7 GPa) compared to that of RDX. These newly developed strategies for constructing novel energetic compounds enrich the content of the ever-expanding energetic materials.