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Based on N–B bonds, a novel strategy was developed for improving the energetic performance of tetrazoles. By employing the amino neighboring group participation, the azolyl borane compound 7 was selectively constructed, which exhibited excellent stability in water and air. This strategy solved the acidity problem of tetrazole as well as increasing the heat of detonation and combustion by 25% and 36%, respectively. Through laser ignition experiments, it also improved the combustion performance of tetrazoles. In DSC experiments, thermal decomposition temperatures of N–B covalent compounds were elevated as well. In an electrostatic potential calculation and sensitivity test, N–B covalent compounds exhibited good sensitivity (IS > 40 J and FS > 360 N). Through TG-DSC-FTIR-MS and in situ IR experiments, decomposition products were investigated to determine the next optimization stage for heat of detonation. It offered a significant potential for development to incorporate the N–B bond into nitrogen-rich compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To retard high migration tendency of alkylferrocene‐based burning rate catalysts and ameliorate their combustion catalytic activity, twenty new nitrogen‐rich N‐heterocyclic ferrocenyl compounds 1–20 were synthesized by click reaction and characterized by NMR, UV‐Vis, FT‐IR, ESI‐MS, etc. Six compounds were structurally confirmed by single crystal X‐ray diffraction additionally. TG studies showed that the new ferrocenyl compounds are highly thermal stable. Cyclic voltammetry results implied that some new ferrocenyl compounds exhibit reversible electrochemical behavior, which are favorable for their combustion catalytic performance in the composite solid propellants. The anti‐migration tests confirmed that the new ferrocenyl compounds exhibit neglectable migration trends after four‐week aging on comparison with ferrocene and catocene. The catalytic combustion tests of AP, RDX and HMX over the compounds 1–20 indicated that these N‐heterocyclic ferrocenes are all highly active for improving thermal degradation of AP and RDX and more active than the aniline‐derived counterparts prepared by click reaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on N-B bonds, a novel strategy was developed for improving the energetic performance of tetrazoles. By employing the amino neighboring group participation, the azolyl borane compound 7 was selectively constructed, which exhibited excellent stability in water and air. This strategy solved the acidity problem of tetrazole as well as increasing the heat of detonation and combustion by 25% and 36%, respectively. Through laser ignition experiments, it also improved the combustion performance of tetrazoles. In DSC experiments, thermal decomposition temperatures of N-B covalent compounds were elevated as well. In an electrostatic potential calculation and sensitivity test, N-B covalent compounds exhibited good sensitivity (IS > 40 J and FS > 360 N). Through TG-DSC-FTIR-MS and in situ IR experiments, decomposition products were investigated to determine the next optimization stage for heat of detonation. It offered a significant potential for development to incorporate the N-B bond into nitrogen-rich compounds.