Preparation of Copper (I) 5-Nitrotetrazolate (DBX-1) from Bis(Ethylenediamine) Copper (II) Nitrotetrazolate
OwnerDeclan Haydn Williams, Javid Hamid +1inventors
InventorsDeclan Haydn Williams, Javid Hamid, Robert Peter Claridge
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Abstract
A method of making copper (I) 5-nitrotetrazolate (DBX-1) in isolated form comprising: a) reacting bis(ethylenediamine) copper (II) nitrotetrazolate with nitric acid or sulfuric acid to form a reaction product, subsequently b) reducing the reaction product of a) with ascorbate or ascorbic acid and reacting with copper chloride or copper sulfate to form copper (I) 5-nitrotetrazolate, and subsequently isolating the copper (I) 5-nitrotetrazolate (DBX-1) as a precipitate. The copper (I) 5-nitrotetrazolate produced by said method is useful as a primary explosive.
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A method of making Copper (I) 5-Nitrotetrazolate comprising:
- a) reacting bis(ethylenediamine) copper (II) nitrotetrazolate with acid to form a reaction product;
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- b) reducing the reaction product of a) to form copper (I) 5-Nitrotetrazolate.
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