Exploring new frontiers: alliance of pyrazole and thiadiazole in energetic materials
A series of high-performing C-C bonded nitropyrazole and thiadiazole-based energetic materials (compounds 3-7) were synthesized and thoroughly characterized. SC-XRD studies supported the structure of compounds 3, 4, 6, and 7. The synthesized compounds exhibited high densities (≥1.77 g cm<sup>-3</sup>), compounds 3 and 5 demonstrating admirable detonation properties (VOD = 8300 and 7265 m s<sup>-1</sup>; DP = 30.31 and 21.25 GPa, respectively), surpassing the present benchmark explosives HNS and TNT and setting new standards for sulfur-based energetic materials. Notably, compound 3 showed an ignition delay of 13 ms in a hot needle test, indicating its potential as an igniter.
Authors
- Vikas D. Ghule (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0967-7777)
- Srinivas Dharavath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1680-7496)
- Parasar Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8114-0675)
Institutions
- National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (IN)
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dalton Transactions
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt00730e
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.45