Microwave Mediated Fast Synthesis of Diaminoglyoxime and 3,4-diaminofurazan: Key Synthons for the Synthesis of High Energy Density Materials

This paper reports the first microwave-assisted synthesis of diaminoglyoxime (DAG) and diaminofurazan (DAF). The synthesis involved the vicarious nucleophilic substitution of H of glyoxime using hydroxylamine hydrochloride under microwave irradiation for 2 to 3 min to obtain DAG, which on further irradiation in alkali solution for 20 min yielded DAF. Conversion of glyoxime into DAF was also achieved in a one pot sequence in good overall yield using microwave irradiation.