Recent synthetic efforts towards high energy density materials: How to design high-performance energetic structures?

Energetic material is a very essential company of compounds, widely used in various fields, primarily in the military industry and space technologies. These compounds are unique in that they are capable of instantly decomposing to release enormous energy. The chemical diversity of energetic organic compounds is constantly increasing through the combination of various high-nitrogen frameworks and explosophoric groups, which follows the overall trend of increasing interest in their chemistry and applications. The scientific community is constantly looking for more powerful and less sensitive to external impulses energetic compounds for both military and civilian use. Herein, a detailed overview regarding classic and novel explosophoric groups and various frameworks, as well as a description of the selected synthesis for the target compounds, has been given for the time period since 2010. The physical properties and performances of benchmark and prospective compounds are also collected.