Enhanced safety with sustained energy output are key characteristics in the development of new explosive materials. Nitrogen-rich molecules have been investigated as energetic materials due to their large positive heats of formation, low mechanical sensitivity, and high thermal stability.  Metal coordination complexes of iron with certain nitrogen containing ligands are well known to exhibit intense charge-transfer behavior and spin-crossover characteristics.  Our team has prepared and characterized several new explosive nitrogen-rich complexes of iron and are investigating their charge-transfer and spin-crossover properties for application in tuning and controlling explosive initiation. Recent results on the synthesis and chemical and explosive properties of these new materials will be presented.<br/>

Nitrogen-rich metal coordination complexes for new applications in explosive initiation

2019 Fall National Meeting

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