A series of adamantyl nitrates have been theoretically studied from gas to solid to search for new po-tential high energy density compounds (HEDCs). The heats of formation (HOFs) for the 26 title com-pounds were calcu...A series of adamantyl nitrates have been theoretically studied from gas to solid to search for new po-tential high energy density compounds (HEDCs). The heats of formation (HOFs) for the 26 title com-pounds were calculated by designing isodesmic reactions at the B3LYP/6-31G level. It was found that the HOFs of the 26 isomers with the same number of —ONO2 groups (n) are not correlated well with the corresponding substituted positions. According to the obtained heats of detonation (Q),detonation velocities (D),and detonation pressures (P) using the Kamlet-Jacobs equations,it was found that when n=7～8,the adamantyl nitrates meet the criterion as an HEDC. The calculations on bond dissociation energies of O—N (EO—N) showed that the adamantyl nitrates with gemi —ONO2 always have the worst stability among the isomers,and all the adamantyl nitrates with gemi —ONO2 have similar stability. Due to the complexity of their structures,values of EO—N do not decrease with the increase of the substituent number n obviously,and the stability of adamantyl nitrates is not determined by only one structural parameter. Considering the stability requirement,only 1,2,4,6,8,9,10-adamantyl heptanitrate is recom-mended as a feasible HEDC. Molecular packing searching for 1,2,4,6,8,9,10-adamantyl heptanitrate among 7 most possible space groups (P21/c,P-1,P212121,P21,Pbca,C2/c,and Pna21) using Compass and Dreiding force fields showed that this compound tends to crystallize in P21/c. Ab initio periodic calculations on the electronic structure of the predicted packing showed that the O—NO2 bond is the trigger bond during thermolysis,which agrees with the result derived from the study of dissociation energies of O—N bonds.展开更多
A polycyclic caged compound with high strain—hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW)—has been synthesized via a three-step reaction: condensation, hydrogenolysis debenzylation and nitrolysis, starting with benzylamine ...A polycyclic caged compound with high strain—hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW)—has been synthesized via a three-step reaction: condensation, hydrogenolysis debenzylation and nitrolysis, starting with benzylamine and glyoxal. HNIW is the most powerful high energy density compound (HEDC) ever tested. β-HNIW possesses a caged structure consisting of two five-membered rings and one six-membered ring with a nitro group attached to each of the six bridging nitrogens. The nitro group lies basically within a plane. The lengths of C—C bonds of β-HNIW range from 0. 156 nm to 0.159 nm, 0.002–0.005 nm longer than the sp3 C-C bond. The β-HNIW’s crystal belongs to orthorhombic system and space groupPca21 with parameters:a = 0.9670 (2),b = 1.1616 (2),c = 1.3032 (3) nm;V = 1.4638(5) nm3,Z = 4; Dc = 1.989 g/cm3 and Dm = 1.982 g/cm3.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10576016 and 10576030)the National 973 Project
文摘A series of adamantyl nitrates have been theoretically studied from gas to solid to search for new po-tential high energy density compounds (HEDCs). The heats of formation (HOFs) for the 26 title com-pounds were calculated by designing isodesmic reactions at the B3LYP/6-31G level. It was found that the HOFs of the 26 isomers with the same number of —ONO2 groups (n) are not correlated well with the corresponding substituted positions. According to the obtained heats of detonation (Q),detonation velocities (D),and detonation pressures (P) using the Kamlet-Jacobs equations,it was found that when n=7～8,the adamantyl nitrates meet the criterion as an HEDC. The calculations on bond dissociation energies of O—N (EO—N) showed that the adamantyl nitrates with gemi —ONO2 always have the worst stability among the isomers,and all the adamantyl nitrates with gemi —ONO2 have similar stability. Due to the complexity of their structures,values of EO—N do not decrease with the increase of the substituent number n obviously,and the stability of adamantyl nitrates is not determined by only one structural parameter. Considering the stability requirement,only 1,2,4,6,8,9,10-adamantyl heptanitrate is recom-mended as a feasible HEDC. Molecular packing searching for 1,2,4,6,8,9,10-adamantyl heptanitrate among 7 most possible space groups (P21/c,P-1,P212121,P21,Pbca,C2/c,and Pna21) using Compass and Dreiding force fields showed that this compound tends to crystallize in P21/c. Ab initio periodic calculations on the electronic structure of the predicted packing showed that the O—NO2 bond is the trigger bond during thermolysis,which agrees with the result derived from the study of dissociation energies of O—N bonds.
基金Project supported by the Advanced Research Funds (12060451867) from the Commission of Science and Technology for National Defence.
文摘A polycyclic caged compound with high strain—hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW)—has been synthesized via a three-step reaction: condensation, hydrogenolysis debenzylation and nitrolysis, starting with benzylamine and glyoxal. HNIW is the most powerful high energy density compound (HEDC) ever tested. β-HNIW possesses a caged structure consisting of two five-membered rings and one six-membered ring with a nitro group attached to each of the six bridging nitrogens. The nitro group lies basically within a plane. The lengths of C—C bonds of β-HNIW range from 0. 156 nm to 0.159 nm, 0.002–0.005 nm longer than the sp3 C-C bond. The β-HNIW’s crystal belongs to orthorhombic system and space groupPca21 with parameters:a = 0.9670 (2),b = 1.1616 (2),c = 1.3032 (3) nm;V = 1.4638(5) nm3,Z = 4; Dc = 1.989 g/cm3 and Dm = 1.982 g/cm3.
