Explosive 25% more powerful than TNT found in first study of energetic isomers

‘Well, you’re just going to blow it up, the stereochemistry and regiochemistry isn’t going to matter.’ This preconception among explosives researchers has now been smashed by the first study on isomers of energetic cyclobutanes. Among the compounds, researchers discovered a rocket propellant with a freezing point much lower than the commonly used nitropentaglycerin and a solid explosive 25% more powerful than trinitrotoluene (TNT).