ABSTRACT
A novel ternary energetic cocrystal composed of 3,4-diaminofurazan (DAF), 3,4-dinitropyrazole (DNP), and H2O in a 1:1:1 stoichiometry with low impact sensitivity is reported. This cocrystal has a predicted detonation velocity higher than DAF and TNT. Preliminary attempts are reported to obtain the even more energetic cocrystals DAF/DNP and DAF/DNP/H2O2. For the latter, an original approach based on the urea/H2O2 cocrystal as a source of H2O2 is described.
Acknowledgments
We also gratefully acknowledge the support of Ran Liu and Haijiao Xie in the Shiyanjia lab (www.shiyanjia.com).
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