Azide-Based High-Energy Metal-Organic Frameworks with Enhanced Thermal Stability.

We describe the structure and properties of [Zn(CHN)N] , a new nonporous three-dimensional high-energy metal-organic framework (HE-MOF) with enhanced thermal stability. The compound is synthesized by the hydrothermal method with in situ ligand formation under controlled pH and characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, and Fourier transform infrared. The measured detonation temperature ( = 345 °C) and heat of detonation (Δ = -0.