Energetic Trinitro- and Fluorodinitroethyl Ethers of 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines

David E Chavez; Damon A Parrish; Lauren Mitchell

doi:10.1002/anie.201604115

Energetic Trinitro- and Fluorodinitroethyl Ethers of 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2016 Jul 18;55(30):8666-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.201604115. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Authors

David E Chavez¹, Damon A Parrish², Lauren Mitchell³

Affiliations

¹ M Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA. dechavez@lanl.gov.
² Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA.
³ Department of Chemistry, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.

PMID: 27273564
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201604115

Abstract

Several new energetic ethyl ethers of 1,2,4,5-tetrazine have been synthesized. These molecules display good thermal stability, good oxygen balance, and high densities. Included in these studies are a 2,2,2-trinitroethoxy 1,2,4,5-tetrazine and two fluorodinitroethoxy 1,2,4,5-tetrazines. One of these compounds was converted into the di-N-oxide derivative. The sensitivity of these materials towards destructive stimuli was determined, and overall the materials show promising energetic performance properties.

Keywords: energetic materials; fluorine; heterocycles; oxidation; structure determination.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.