Structure and properties of the potassium hydroxide‐dinitrobenzofuroxan adduct (KDNBF) and related explosive salts

The structure of KDNBF was previously shown to be as in formula (2), Mn+ = K+, a Meisenheimer complex of 4,6‐dinitrobenzofurazan‐1‐oxide and potassium hydroxide(3,4,5). The corresponding sodium, silver and barium salts are shown to have identical molecular structure to KDNBF on the basis of IR and NMR spectral data. Explosive properties of the four salts were determined. The barium salt is substantially less sensitive to thermal, electrostatic and mechanical stimulae relative to the other three salts.