The investigation of NTO/HMX-based plastic-bonded explosives and its safety performance

3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one(NTO)is the main component of insensitive munitions(IM)formulation because of its outstanding insensitive properties.In this paper,a series of NTO/HMX-based compositeexplosives were prepared and characterized.The study focuses on the effect of NTO on the perfommance of the formulations,especially the safety performance.The results revealed that the mechanical sensi-tivity of fomulations was associated with NTO content,as well as the thermal conductivity,specific heat capacity and Arrhenius parameters.Then,the high amount of NTO using in formulation was proved to be helpful for NTO/HMX-based formulation to exhibit good thermal safety.Besides,by accelerating rate calorimeter(ARC)and a modified cook-off equipment,the pressure and pressure rise rate were proved as the important indicator for judging the thermal safety performance in confined spaces.Finally,the numerical simulation was used as a credible method for predicting the respond temperature of cook-off experiment.

Non-isothermal Kinetics of the Thermal Decomposition of 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one Magnesium Complex

The thermal decomposition of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one magnesium complex and its kinetics were studied under the non-isothermal condition by DSC and TG/DTG methods. The kinetic parameters were obtained from analysis of the DSC and TG/DTG curves by the Kissinger method,the Ozawa method,the differential method and the integral method. The most probable mechanism functions for the thermal decomposition of the first stage,the second stage and the third stage were suggested by comparing the kinetic parameters. The entropy of activation (ΔS ≠),enthalpy of activation (ΔH ≠) and free energy of activation (ΔG ≠) at Tpdo are -66.74 J·mol -1 ·K -1 ,119.2 kJ·mol -1 and 152.44 kJ·mol -1 ,respectively.

The Thermal Decomposition Mechanism and the Quantum Chemical Calculation of[Mg（H2O）6]（NTO）2·2H2O

[Mg(H2O)6](NTO)2·2H2O Was prepared by adding magnesium carbonate hydroxide to the aqueous solution of 3-nitro-1，2，4-triazol-5-one(NTO)．Its thermal decomposition mechanism was studied by DSC，TG／DTGand IR．The quantum chemical calculation on the title complex as a structure unit with the experimental geometry as atartmg values was carried out at B3LYP level with 6-31G basis set．The results show that the bonds between the coordinate waters and the Mgatom have certain extent covalent character．The net charges on nitrogen atoms of the NTO ring appear to be negative while the nitrogen atom on the nitro group(—NO2)appears to be positive which indicates—NO2 will lost first when the complex is heated to some uniform temperature and this result is in agreement with that of the thermal decomposition experiment．

Crystal structure and quantum chemical investigation of [Cd(NTO)_(4)Cd(H_(2)O)_(6)]·4H_(2)O

[Cd(NTO)4Cd(H2O)6] ?4H2O was synthesized by mixing the aqueous solution of 3-nitro-1, 2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and cadmium carbonate. The single crystal structure was determined by a four-circle X-ray diffractometer. The crystal is monoclinic, space group C2/c with crystal parameters of a = 2.1229(3) nm, b = 0.6261(8) nm, = 2.1165(3) nm, β= 90.602 (3)°, V= 2.977(6) nm3, Z = 4, Dc = 2.055 g ? cm-3, μ = 15.45 cm-1 and F(000) = 1824. 2523 observable independent reflections with F04σ(F0) were used for the determination and refinement of the crystal structure. Lorentz-polarization and absorption correction were applied. The final R is 0.0282 and wR = 0.0792. The analytical results show that the Cd+2 has two kinds of coordinate bonds in one crystal. One Cd+2 coordinates with 4 NTO anions and another coordinates with 6 water molecules to form a binucleate complex with a structure of tetrahedron and tetragonal bipyramid, respectively. By using SCF-PM3-MO method, the electron structure of cadmium complex of NTO has been calculated. The analysis of the calculated results shows that when [Cd(NTO)4Cd(H2O)6] ? 4H2O is heated, the crystallization waters will be dissociated first and the ligand waters second and NO2 group has priority of leaving when NTO? is decomposed. Analysis of the energy level and composition of localized molecular orbitals indicates that both the two Cd2+ bond to the coordinating atom with 5s

Designing energetic covalent organic frameworks for stabilizing high-energy compounds

As an emerging high-energy compound,3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one(NTO)is used in military explosives and rocket propellants.However,the strong acidic corrosion of NTO,and the high sensitivity and poor thermostability of its salts,severely restrict their practical applications.Therefore,a novel strategy to design and construct energetic covalent organic frameworks(COFs)is proposed in this study.We have successfully prepared a two-dimensional crystalline energetic COF(named ECOF-1)assembled from triaminoguanidine salt,in which NTO anions are trapped in the porous framework via the ionic interaction and hydrogen bonds.The results show that ECOF-1 exhibits superior thermal stability than energetic salt of NTO.It also exhibits insensitivity and excellent heat of detonation of 7,971.71 kJ·kg−1.ECOF-1 greatly inhibits the corrosiveness of NTO.In prospect,energetic COFs are promising as a functional platform to design high-energy and insensitive energetic materials.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Behavior of GZTO·H2O

Guanidimium-4,4-azo-l-hydro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one （GZTO·H2O） was synthesized from 4-amino-1,2,4-triazol- 5-one as a starting material by two-step including oxidation coupling using acid KMnO4 and reaction with （NH2）2C=NHoHNO3 （GN） in KOH solution. The single crystal of the title compound was obtained by slow evapo- ration method at room temperature, and its structure was firstly determined with X-ray single-crystal diffractometer. It is a orthorhombic crystal, space group Pbca with cell dimensions of a = 1.0459（2） nm, b =- 1.3584（3） nm, c= 1.6103（3） nm, a= 90.00（10）°, β=90.00（11）°,γ=90.00（11）°, V=2.2878（8） nm3, Z=8, De= 1.587 gocm-3, F（000） = 1136,/l = 0.132 mm- 1, R1 = 0.0455, wR2 = 0. 1397. The thermal behavior of GZTO·H2O was studied under a non-isothermal condition by DSC-TGA method, and its thermal decomposition process can be divided into three stages, and the first stage is an intense exothermic decomposition process. The second stage and the third stage are slow exothermic decomposition processes. The critical temperature of thermal explosion is 237.74℃.