New High‐Nitrogen Materials Based on Nitroguanyl‐Tetrazines: Explosive Properties, Thermal Decomposition and Combustion Studies

This paper describes the explosive sensitivity and performance properties of two novel high‐nitrogen materials, 3,6‐bis‐nitroguanyl‐1,2,4,5‐tetrazine ( 1 , (NQ 2 Tz)) and its corresponding bis‐triaminoguanidinium salt ( 2 , (TAG) 2 (NQ) 2 Tz)). These materials exhibit very low pressure dependence in burning rate. Flash pyrolysis/FTIR spectroscopy was performed, and insight into this interesting burning behavior was obtained. Our studies indicate that 1 and 2 exhibit highly promising energetic materials properties.