Syntheses and characterization of energetic compounds constructed from alkaline earth metal cations (Sr and Ba) and 1,2-bis(tetrazol-5-yl)ethane

Two new energetic compounds, [M(BTE)(H2O)(5)](n) (M=Sr(1), Ba(2)) [H2BTE=1,2-bis(tetrazol-5-yl)ethane], have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that they are isomorphous and exhibit 2D (4,4) net framework, generated by 4-connected Sr-2(H2O)(10)/Ba-2(H2O)(10) SBUs linked up by two independent binding modes of H2BTE, and the resulting 2D structure is interconnected by hydrogen-bond and strong face to face pi-pi stacking interactions between two tetrazole rings to lead to a 3D supramolecular architecture. DSC measurements show that they have significant catalytic effects on thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate. Moreover, the photoluminescence properties, thermogravimetric analyses, and flame colors of the as-prepared compounds are also investigated in this paper. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.