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DFT studies on a high energy density cage compound 4-trinitroethyl-2,6,8,10,12-pentanitrohezaazaisowurtzitane.
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The journal of physical chemistry. A [J Phys Chem A] 2011 Jun 23; Vol. 115 (24), pp. 6617-21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 May 20. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Polynitro cage compound 4-trinitroethyl-2,6,8,10,12-pentanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane has the same framework with but higher stability than CL-20 and is a potential new high energy density compound (HEDC). In this paper, the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) method of density functional theory (DFT) has been used to study its heat of formation, IR spectrum, and thermodynamic properties. The stability of the compound was evaluated by the bond dissociation energies. The calculated results show that the first step of pyrolysis is the rupture of the N-NO(2) bond in the side chain and verify the experimental observation that the title compound has better stability than CL-20. The crystal structure obtained by molecular mechanics belongs to the P2(1)2(1)2(1) space group, with lattice parameters a = 12.59 Å, b = 10.52 Å, c = 12.89 Å, Z = 4, and ρ = 2.165 g·cm(-3). Both the detonation velocity of 9.767 km·s(-1) and the detonation pressure of 45.191 GPa estimated using the Kamlet-Jacobs equation are better than those of CL-20. Considering that this cage compound has a better detonation performance and stability than CL-20, it may be a superior HEDC.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1520-5215
- Volume :
- 115
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The journal of physical chemistry. A
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21598938
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp1118822