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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 22, Issue 38, Pages 20418-20422Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm33646d
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- Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
- U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
- Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
- Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
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The safe preparation and characterization (XRD, NMR and vibrational spectroscopy, DSC, mass spectrometry, sensitivities) of a new explosive dihydroxylammonium 5,5'-bistetrazole-1,1'-diolate (TKX-50) that outperforms all other commonly used explosive materials is detailed. While much publicized high-performing explosives, such as octanitrocubane and CL-20, have been at the forefront of public awareness, this compound differs in that it is simple and cheap to prepare from commonly available chemicals. TKX-50 expands upon the newly exploited field of tetrazole oxide chemistry to produce a material that not only is easily prepared and exceedingly powerful, but also possesses the required thermal insensitivity, low toxicity, and safety of handling to replace the most commonly used military explosive, RDX (1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane). In addition, the crystal structures of the intermediates 5,5'-bistetrazole-1,1'-diol dihydrate, 5,5'-bistetrazole-1,1'-diol dimethanolate and dimethylammonium 5,5'-bistetrazole-1,1'-diolate were determined and presented.
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