Reactions of Benzotriazolo(2,1-alpha)benzotriazole Derivatives. I. Synthesis of New Insensitive High Density Energetic Compounds.

Abstract

The sequential preference of electrophilic attack on the dibenzotetraazapentalene ring system 6 has unequivocally been shown to be in the order of position 2(8) > 4(10) >> 1(7) and 3(9). However, nucleophilic substitution reactions with sodium azide were found to be substrate dependent. Substitution occurred at the 3(9)-position of 9 followed by elimination of hydrogen chloride to give 10 while direct substitution of azide for the 4(10)-nitro group of 2 was found to yield 13. The reactivity of the dibenzotetraazapentalene derivatives toward electrophiles and nucleophiles was exploited for the synthesis of the new heterocyclic system 3,4,9,10-bisfuroxano- 5,1 1-dehydro-5H,11H-benzotriazolo(2,1-alpha)benzotriazole 11. From this study the first of a new class of insensitive energetic materials 4 has been synthesized in a straightforward fashion from 2. jg

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294525

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  • Dan Buzatu
  • Edwin D. Stevens
  • Ganesan Subramanian
  • Joseph H. Boyer
  • Mark L. Trudell

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  • University of New Orleans

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  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Amorphous Materials
  • Azides
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programs
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • High Density
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Optical Materials
  • Sodium
  • Sodium Azides
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Substitution Reactions
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  • Chemistry

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