FOX-7 based nitrogen rich green energetic salts: Synthesis, characterization, propulsive and detonation performance.

FOX-7 was reacted with hydrazine, hydroxylamine, ammonia, aminoguanidine and metal hydroxides (MOH) in aqueous medium to form nitrogen-rich green energetic salts with high density, high positive enthalpy of formation (ΔH f °), and excellent propulsive and detonation properties. [Display omitted] • A green efficient synthesis strategy enhances energetic properties of FOX-7. • IR, NMR, elemental analysis, single crystal X-ray, DSC – support compounds. • Green energetic materials have high chemical and mechanical stabilities. • Mono- and composite propellant formulations are suitable replacements for AP. • Compounds 1 , 2 , 5 and 6 show excellent detonation performances. New 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethene (FOX-7)-based energetic salts are reported in this study. A variety of bases including hydrazine, hydroxylamine, ammonia, amino guanidine and metal hydroxides (MOH) were found to react with FOX-7 to give the following salts: hydrazinium (E)-2-amino-2-hydrazinylidene-1,1-dinitroethan-1-ide (1) dihydroxylammonium mono((Z)-2-amino-2-(hydroxyimino)-1,1-dinitroethan-1-ide) (2) ammonium (1-amino-2,2-dinitrovinyl)amide (3), potassium/sodium/lithium(I)-[(Z)-2-amino-2-hydrazineylidene-1,1-dinitroethan-1-ide] (4 – 6), and aminoguanidine-(Z)-2-amino-2-hydrazinylidene-1,1-dinitroethan-1-ide (7). The title compounds were fully characterizedusing IR, NMR, and elemental analysis. The structures of the salts 2 and 7 were further confirmed by single crystal X-ray analysis. These salts have experimental densities in the range between 1.59 gcm−3 to 1.92 g cm−3. Thermal stabilities of these salts were measured by DSC and TGA analysis and their decomposition temperatures were found between 85 °C and 177 °C. Enthalpies of formation (ΔH f °) were calculated (Gaussian 03) and with their experimental densities, the propulsive and detonation properties of the nitrogen-rich green energetic salts were evaluated. These compounds exhibit high density, high positive enthalpy (ΔH f °), balanced nitrogen and oxygen contents with excellent propulsive (Isp) and good detonation properties (DP and DV) which are superior to that of RDX, ammonium perchlorate (AP), and comparable to TKX-50. The energetic salts (1 , 2, 5 and 6) show potential as highly promising secondary explosives. These energetic salts have potential as promising solid propellants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]