Nitrogen-Rich Tetranuclear Metal Complex as a New Structural Motif for Energetic Materials.

ABSTRACT: For designing energetic materials (EMs), the most challenging issue is to achieve a balance between energetic performance and reliable stability. In this work, we employed an efficient and convenient method to synthesize a new class of EMs: nitrogen-rich tetranuclear metal complexes [M(Hdtim)(H₂O)₂]₄ (M = Zn 1, Mn 2; H₃dtim = 1H-imidazol-4,5-tetrazole) with the N content of >46%. The structural analyses illustrate that isomorphous compounds 1 and 2 feature isolated hollow ellipsoid tetranuclear units, which are linked by both π-π interactions and hydrogen-bonding interactions to give a 3D supramolecular architecture. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibit prominent energetic characteristics: excellent detonatio

SUBMITTER: Xu JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6640972 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature