Synthesis of Fused Energetic Compounds Using Structural Modification from Local Carbonyl to Hydroxylamine/hydrazone

This work presents the successful synthesis of a series of fused energetic compounds using the strategy of structural modification from local carbonyl to hydroxylamine, hydrazone or methylamine. Hydroxylamine-substituted compound 2 exhibits high density, high detonation performance and low sensitivities as a secondary explosive. Hydroxylamine-substituted compound 2 possesses higher density (1.905 g cm-3), superior overall detonation properties (D = 9201 m s-1, P = 38.4 GPa), with better mechanical sensitivities (IS = 30 J, FS = 360 N) than those of RDX.