Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, Vol.40, No.4, 457-459, 2015
Hydronium Copper(II)-tris(5-nitrotetrazolate) Trihydrate - A Primary Explosive
The long-time elusive structure of the acid copper(II) salt intermediate in the production of DBX-1 is presented. The single-crystal X-ray shows infinite chains of copper(II) ions complexed by six 5-nitrotetrazolate anions are aligned along the sixfold axis. Hydronium ions are located on the threefold axis with additional neutral water molecules.