Fluorine‐Containing Functional Group‐Based Energetic Materials

Molecules featuring fluorine-containing functional groups exhibit outstanding properties with high density, low sensitivity, excellent thermal stability, and good energetic performance due to the strong electron-withdrawing ability and high density of fluorine. Hence, they play a pivotal role in the field of energetic materials. In light of current theoretical and experimental reports, this review systematically focuses on three types of energetic materials possessing fluorine-containing functional groups F- and NF₂ - substituted trinitromethyl groups (C(NO₂ )₂ F, C(NO₂ )₂ NF₂ ), trifluoromethyl group (CF₃ ), and difluoroamino and pentafluorosulfone groups (NF₂ , SF₅ ) and investigates the synthetic methods, physicochemical parameters, and energetic properties of each. The incorporation of fluorine-containing functional moieties is critical for the development of novel high energy density materials, and is rapidly being adopted in the design of energetic materials.