A rocky road toward a suitable TNT replacement – A closer look at three promising azoles

Abstract The goal of this research project was to establish a literature known explosive, which can be used as a future melt‐cast explosive. The substance should not only be theoretically suitable as a substitute but also meet all industrially relevant requirements. Therefore, intensive literature research was executed to filter appropriate candidates. The three most promising substances were re‐synthesized to verify their key properties. If all criteria meet the requirements, synthesis optimization and preindustrial upscaling should be carried out.