Agency for Defense Development

Kuk Tae Kwon

So Jung Lee

Seung Hee Kim

Jeong Sub Shim

Hae Wook Yoo

Woong Hee Lee

The present invention relates to a method for preparing dihydroxyammonium 5,5'-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate. The method for preparing dihydroxyammonium 5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: synthesizing 5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diol dihydrate (1,1′-BTO) from ditetrahydropyranyl diazidoglyoxime (THP-DAG) by using a hydrochloric acid (HCl) solution in a first solvent; and reacting 1,1′-BTO with an amine solution so as to neutralize same and, simultaneously, obtaining dihydroxylammonium 5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate (Thomas Klapotke explosive-50, TKX-50).

Methods for preparing dihydroxyammonium 5,5'-bistetrazole-1,1′diolate

The present disclosure relates to a method for synthesis of TKX-50 using an insensitive intermediate, and more specifically, to a method of manufacturing TKX-50 which includes: preparing DCG as a starting material; forming a THP-DAG intermediate from the DCG; and synthesizing TKX-50 through the THP-DAG intermediate.

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Kuk Tae Kwon