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Theoretical Studies on the Structures, Thermodynamic Properties, Detonation Performance, and Pyrolysis Mechanisms for Six Dinitrate Esters
Author(s) -
Li Miaomiao,
Guo Xiaode,
Li Fengsheng,
Song Hongchang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.200990314
Subject(s) - chemistry , bond dissociation energy , detonation , detonation velocity , ethylene glycol , density functional theory , standard enthalpy of formation , computational chemistry , diethylene glycol , dissociation (chemistry) , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , explosive material , physics
Density functional theory (DFT) has been employed to study the geometric and electronic structures of six dinitrate esters including ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN), diethylene glycol dinitrate (Di‐EGDN), triethylene glycol dinitrate (Tri‐EGDN), tetraethylene glycol dinitrate (Tetra‐EGDN), pentaethylene glycol dinitrate (Penta‐EGDN) and hexaethylene glycol dinitrate (Hexa‐EGDN) at the B3LYP/6‐31G* level. Their IR spectra were obtained and assigned by vibrational analysis. Based on the frequencies scaled by 0.96 and the principle of statistic thermodynamics, the thermodynamic properties were evaluated, which were linearly related with the number of CH 2 CH 2 O groups as well as the temperature, obviously showing good group additivity. Detonation performances were evaluated by the Kamlet‐Jacobs equations based on the calculated densities and heats of formation. It was found that density, detonation velocity, detonation pressure decreased with the increase of the number of CH 2 CH 2 O groups. Thermal stability and the pyrolysis mechanism of the title compounds were investigated by calculating the bond dissociation energies (BDE) at the B3LYP/6‐31G* level. For the nitrate esters, the O‐NO 2 bond is a trigger bond during a thermolysis initiation process.