Synthesis and properties of insensitive [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-<i>b</i>]-1,2,4,5-tetrazine explosives

Abstract

An insensitive explosive 3-nitro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-<italic>b</italic>]1,2,4,5-tetrazin-6-amine (<bold>TTNA</bold>) was prepared and fully structurally characterized with good detonation parameters (<italic>T</italic>_d = 213 °C; <italic>P</italic> = 33.9 GPa; <italic>D</italic> = 8953 m s⁻¹, IS &gt; 40 J, and FS &gt; 360 N).