Novel family of nitrogen-rich energetic (1,2,4-triazolyl) furoxan salts with balanced performance.

Nitrogen-rich energetic materials comprised of a combination of several heterocyclic subunits retain their leading position in the field of materials science. In this regard, a preparation of novel high-energy materials with balanced set of physicochemical properties is highly desired. Herein, we report the synthesis of a new series of energetic salts incorporating a (1,2,4-triazolyl) furoxan core and complete evaluation of their energetic properties. All target energetic materials were well characterized with IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis, while compound was further characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Prepared nitrogen-rich salts have high thermal stability (up to 232°C), good experimental densities (up to 1.80 g cm) and high positive enthalpies of formation (344-1,095 kJ mol). As a result, synthesized energetic salts have good detonation performance ( = 7.0-8.4 km s; = 22-32 GPa), while their sensitivities to impact and friction are quite low.