Thermal decomposition of high-nitrogen energetic compounds - Dihydrazido-S-tetrazine salts
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2-25-2002
Abstract
The thermal stabilities of 3,6-dihydrazido-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (Hz2Tz) and its salts with diperchlorate [Hz2Tz(HClO4)2], dinitrate [Hz2Tz(HNO3)2], bisdintramidate [Hz2Tz(HDN)2], and bisdinitroimidazolate [Hz2TzBim] have been examined and compared to other 3,6-disubstituted tetrazines. The neutral tetrazines exhibited two principal modes of decomposition: elimination of N2 from the tetrazine ring followed by cleavage of the remaining N-N bond, and loss of the substituent group, in some cases assisted by proton transfer. The salts Hz2TzX2 undergo reversible equilibrium with the parent Hz2Tz and HX, thus, in several cases the decomposition rate of the parent tetrazine and the salt are essentially identical. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Thermochimica Acta
Volume
384
Issue
1-2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Oxley, Jimmie C., James L. Smith, and Heng Chen. "Thermal decomposition of high-nitrogen energetic compounds - Dihydrazido-S-tetrazine salts." Thermochimica Acta 384, 1-2 (2002): 91-99. doi: 10.1016/S0040-6031(01)00780-8.