1<sup>4</sup>,1<sup>6</sup>,3<sup>4</sup>,3<sup>6</sup>,5<sup>4</sup>,5<sup>6</sup>,7<sup>4</sup>,7<sup>6</sup>-Octanitro-2,4,6,8-tetraoxa-1,3,5,7(1,3)-tetrabenzenacyclooctaphane and its derivatives: thermally stable explosives with outstanding properties
Herein, the novel, thermallystableexplosive 14,16,34,36,54,56,74,76-octanitro-2,4,6,8-tetraoxa-1,3,5,7(1,3)-tetrabenzenacyclooctaphane (4a) and its derivatives are reported. These compounds can be prepared via a facile synthetic procedure and show outstanding properties (detonation velocity, detonation pressure, sensitivity towards mechanical stimuli, and temperature of decomposition). Moreover,