Potassium 4,5‐Bis(dinitromethyl)furoxanate: A Green Primary Explosive with a Positive Oxygen Balance
Abstract
Potassium 4,5‐bis(dinitromethyl)furoxanate was synthesized readily from cyanoacetic acid. It was characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the structure was confirmed by X‐ray single‐crystal diffraction. Its positive oxygen balance, high density (2.130 g cm−3), sensitivity (IS=2 J, FS=5 N), and calculated heat of formation (−421.0 kJ mol−1), combined with its calculated superior detonation performance (D=7759.0 m s−1, P=27.3 GPa), make it a competitive replacement as a green primary explosive.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 06, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1002/ange.201509209
Entities
People
- Chunlin He
- Jean'ne Shreeve
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research