Synthesis and properties of insensitive [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b]-1,2,4,5-tetrazine explosives

An insensitive explosive 3-nitro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b]1,2,4,5-tetrazin-6-amine (TTNA) was prepared and fully structurally characterized with good detonation parameters (T_d = 213 °C; P = 33.9 GPa; D = 8953 m s⁻¹, IS > 40 J, and FS > 360 N).