Crystal structure and thermal behaviour of pyridinium styphnate

Abstract

In the crystal of the title mol­ecular salt, the pyridinium cation and the 3-hy­droxy-2,4,6-tri­nitro­phenolate anion are linked through bifurcated N—H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bonds forming an (6) ring motif. Impact, friction sensitivity tests and TGA/DTA studies on this compound imply that it is an insensitive high-energy-density material.