“…17 On the other hand, descriptions of metal compounds that contain a tetrazole moiety are much more elusive in the literature and many of them are less interesting for use in energetic applications. Compounds of this type that have been reported before include 5‐nitrotetrazole (5‐NT) alkali salts of alkaline earth metals,18 Fe 2+ ,19 Co 2+/3+ ,20 Ni 2+ ,16 Cu 2+ ,21 and Hg + 22; salts of 1,5‐diamino‐1 H ‐tetrazole (1,5‐DAT) with Co 3+ ,23 Ni 2+ ,24a Cu 2+ ,24 Zn 2+ , and Cd 2+ ;24a complexes of Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ ,25a Cr 3+ ,25b Fe 2+/3+ ,25b Co 2+/3+ ,25c, d Ni 2+ ,25e Cu 2+ ,25e, f Zn 2+ ,25g and Cd 2+ 25h, i with 5‐AT; and 1R‐substituted‐5‐AT transition‐metal complexes of divalent and trivalent metals (Co 3+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ , Ag + , and Pd 2+ ) with R=Me (1‐MAT),26a CH 2 C(O)NHNH 2 ,26b–d CHCH 2 ,27a and Ph 27b. Some of these compounds have found uses in, or are prospective candidates for use in, pyrotechnic mixtures and they also have other interesting applications, such as their use in laser‐induced explosives (LIEs; for example, Co complexes) 25d.…”