First-principles study of the four polymorphs of crystalline octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine

The electronic structure and vibrational properties of the four polymorphs of crystalline octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) have been studied using density functional theory within the local density approximation. The results show that the states of N in the ring make more important contributions to the valence bands than these of C and N of NO2 and so N in the ring acts as an active center. From the low frequency to high-frequency region, the molecular motions of the vibrational frequencies for the four HMX polymorphs present unique features. It is also noted that there is a relationship between the band gap and impact sensitivity for the four HMX polymorphs. From the cell bond order per unit volume, we may infer the variation order of crystal bonding for the four polymorphs and so predict their impact sensitivity order as follows: beta-HMX < gamma-HMX < alpha-HMX < delta-HMX, which is in agreement with their experimental order.     

Dissociative Electron Attachment to the Nitroamine HMX (Octahydro-1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-Tetrazocine)

In the present study, dissociative electron attachment (DEA) measurements with gas phase HMX, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine, C₄H₈N₈O₈, have been performed by means of a crossed electron-molecular beam experiment. The most intense signals are observed at 46 and 176 u and assigned to NO₂ ^? and C₃H₆N₅O₄ ^?, respectively. Anion efficiency curves for 15 negatively charged fragments have been measured in the electron energy region from about 0–20 eV with an energy resolution of ~0.7 eV. Product anions are observed mainly in the low energy region, near 0 eV, arising from surprisingly complex reactions associated with multiple bond cleavages and structural and electronic rearrangement. The remarkable instability of HMX towards electron attachment with virtually zero kinetic energy reflects the highly explosive nature of this compound. Substantially different intensity ratios of resonances for common fragment anions allow distinguishing the nitroamines HMX and royal demolition explosive molecule (RDX) in negative ion mass spectrometry based on free electron capture.      

Stereoisomers of 1,3,5,7-tetrahydroxy-1,3,5,7-tetraisopropylcyclotetrasiloxane: synthesis and structures in the crystal

The first synthesis of all four stereoisomers of 1,3,5,7-tetrahydroxy-1,3,5,7-tetraisopropylcyclotetrasiloxane, [i-PrSiO(OH)]4 (all-trans-, cis-cis-trans-, cis-trans-cis-, and all-cis-1), is presented. The starting compounds, all-trans-, cis-cis-trans-, cis-trans-cis-, and all-cis-1,3,5,7-tetraaryl-1,3,5,7-tetraisopropylcyclotetrasiloxanes, were prepared by the hydrolysis of the corresponding arylisopropyldichlorosilanes, i-PrArSiCl2 (Ar = Ph, p-tolyl), and subsequent separation of isomers. A combination of dephenylchlorination of tetraarylcyclotetrasiloxanes and the following hydrolysis proved to be an efficient method for the stereospecific transformation of aryl-substituted cyclotetrasiloxanes into (i-PrSiO(OH))4. For example, treatment of cis-trans-cis-1,3,5,7-tetraphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetraisopropylcyclotetrasilane with HCl and AlCl3, followed by hydrolysis in the presence of pyridine, resulted in the exclusive formation of cis-trans-cis-1 in 92% yield. The structures of cis-cis-trans-1, cis-trans-cis-1, and all-cis-1 were determined by X-ray crystallography. All isomers were found to construct unique packing structures by intermolecular hydrogen bonding; cis-trans-cis-1 composed an infinite antiladder structure, and cis-cis-trans-1 formed a sheetlike structure.     

Mass spectrometric studies of the thermal decomposition of 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane (HMX)

The sublimation and thermal decomposition of HMX were studied by means of Langmuir evaporation and effusion mass spectrometry in the temperature range 175–275°C. Langmuir experiments showed that the primary mechanism for thermal decomposition is ring cleavage to two equal 148 amu species. Decomposition within the effusion cell produced numerous smaller molecules and free radicals due to the decomposition of the 148 amu molecule.     

环四甲撑四硝胺(HMX)结构和性质的DFT研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP方法,取6-31G基组,求得环四甲撑四硝胺分子的几何构型、电子结构、 IR谱和298～1200 K的热力学性质.全优化几何构型和电子结构均具有Ci对称性.在相邻原子之间以N-NO2键的Mulliken集居数最小,表明其间电子分布较少,预示其为热解和起爆的引发键.IR谱与实验结果良好相符.     

The surface properties of 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane after partial solution in nitro esters

The thermophysical properties and surface structure of 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane (TNCO) particles before and after their contact with liquid nitro esters were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and small-angle X-ray scattering. The thermophysical properties of TNCO changed after contact with nitro esters, and the temperature range of the transition from the β to δ polymorph broadened. This peculiarity was explained in terms of the fracton theory by changes in the heat capacity of particles related to the formation of nanoscale roughness with a fractal (scale-invariant) organization as a result of surface etching by solvents such as nitro esters, which are thermodynamically “bad” with respect to TNCO. The volume properties of particles did not change. The possibility of determining the fractal dimension of the surface of TNCO particles by differential scanning calorimetry was demonstrated. The rate of heating was then used as a “scale ruler” (“yardstick”), and the temperature range of the transition from the β to δ polymorph, as a measured parameter. The dimension of the surface fractal was also determined by an independent method (small-angle X-ray scattering). The results obtained by the two methods were closely similar.     

Synthesis of 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octamethyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasilacyclooctane

Conclusions The possibility of obtaining 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octamethyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasilacyclooctane in a preparative yield was shown on the example of the thermal condensation reaction of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-1,3-disilacyclobutane carried out in a medium of polar solvent.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No.1, pp. 195–196, January, 1970.     

Synthesis of 1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane derivatives

Tetraazaadamantane was converted under mild conditions into 1,3,5,7-tetraazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives. The latter were transformed selectively into 1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane derivatives avoiding the formation of 1,3,5-triazacyclohexane compounds.     

Struktur von S-9,10-Dimethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraarsa-2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantan und 9,10-Diethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraarsa-2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantan

Structure of S-9,10-Dimethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraarsa-2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantane and 9,10-Diethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraarsa-2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantane S-9,10-Dimethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraarsa-2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantane ( 1 ) and 9,10-diethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraarsa-2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantane ( 2 ) have been prepared by the reaction of propionic acid, propionic anhydride and butyric acid, butyric anhydride, respectively, with arsenic(III)-oxide. The crystals of 1 are rhombic, a = 6.902(4), b = 11.121(5), c = 13.988(8), space group P2₁2₁2₁. The crystals of 2 are monoclinic, a = 11.757(10), b = 11.255(10), c = 18.631 (18), β = 91.78(7), space group P2₁/n. The mean bond lengths and angles in 1 are AsO = 1.790 Å, AsC = 1.959 Å, OAsO = 100.60°, CAsO = 99.65°, AsOAs = 128.77°, AsCAs = 118.73°, and in 2 they are AsO = 1.780 Å, AsC = 1.978 Å, OAsO = 101.45°, CAsO = 99.55°, AsOAs = 129.64°, AsCAs = 117.72°.     

Cage strain in nitro-substituted 1,3,5,7-tetraazacubanes

Homodesmotic reactions were designed for the computation of strain energies (SE) for four nitro-substituted 1,3,5,7-tetraazacubane derivatives. Total energies of the optimized geometric structures at the DFT-B3LYP/6-31G* and DFT-B3LYP/6-311G** levels were used to derive the SE. The variation of SE with respect to the number of substituents is similar with both basis sets. The SE value is 237.32 kcal/mol at the B3LYP/6-311G** level for 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacubane, which is unexpectedly much larger than that of its cubane analogue. The SE increases remarkably with more nitro groups being attached to the cage skeleton of tetraazacubane. The ‘bending’ of the bonds within the cubic skeleton attributes to the increase of strains as the attached number of nitro groups increases.     

Initial chemical events in shocked octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7- tetrazocine: a new initiation decomposition mechanism

We have performed ab initio molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with the multiscale shock technique to study the initial chemical processes of octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) under shock wave loading. The results show that the initial decomposition of shocked HMX is triggered by the N-O bond breaking and the ring opening. This will initiate many decomposition reactions and lead to the production of many small radicals at a moment. As the shock compression continues, these small radicals recombine to produce many large radicals and further form ring-shaped radicals. Then, these radicals begin to further decompose. It is also found that the system transiently produces a large number of metallic states under the shock compression. Our simulations thus suggest a new mechanism for the initial chemical processes of shocked HMX and provide fundamental insight into the initial mechanism at the atomistic level, which is of important implication for understanding and development of energetic materials.     

Photochemical preparation of 1,3,5,7-tetracyanoadamantane and its conversion to 1,3,5,7-tetrakis(aminomethyl)adamantane

New adamantane derivatives 1 and 2 that bear functionalized one-carbon extensions at all four bridgehead positions have been prepared. Radical nucleophilic substitution (S(RN)1) reaction of 1,3,5,7-tetrabromoadamantane with cyanide produces 1,3,5,7-tetracyanoadamantane (1), which was reduced with borane reagents to 1,3,5,7-tetrakis(aminomethyl)adamantane (2). Improvements in the preparation of 1,3,5,7-tetrahaloadamantanes (halogen = Br, Cl, I) are also reported. [structure--see text]     

Potentiometric microdetermination of 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane and 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane in several solvents

Pyridine, tetramethylguanidine, and hexamethylphosphoramide were evaluated as solvents for the microdetermination of two weakly acidic compounds of ordnance interest, 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (RDX) and 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane (HMX). The titrant was tetrabutylammonium hydroxide in methanol/ toluene. Endpoints were determined potentiometrically by a glass/modified calomel electrode system or by two polarized platinum electrodes.The largest potentiometric break was found in the very basic solvent tetramethylguanidine. Endpoint detection using two polarized platinum electrodes significantly enhanced the precision of the analysis.     

1,3,5,7-四乙酰基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷合成反应中间体的制备分离

1,3,5,7-四乙酰基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷(TAT)是高能炸药奥克托今(HMX)重要的合成反应前体之一,1,5-二乙酰基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷(DAPT)醋酐酰解法和乙腈甲醛小分子缩合法均能制备得到TAT.采用半制备高效液相色谱制备分离了上述两种制备方法反应原液中的六种中间体,分别是1-乙酰氧甲基-3,5,7-三乙酰基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷、1,3,5-三乙酰基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷、1-乙酰氧甲基-3,5,7-三乙酰基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷、N,N’-亚甲基二乙酰胺、三乙酰胺二亚甲基三胺和四乙酰胺三亚甲基四胺,为反应机理研究提供了有力的证据.DAPT醋酐酰解法反应原液样品的最佳制备色谱条件为:正相硅胶柱(20 mm×250 mm,10～20μm),流动相:V(乙腈)∶V(甲醇)=95∶5,流速为10 mL·min-1,检测波长为215 nm,进样量为1 mL,样品浓度30 mg/mL.乙腈甲醛小分子缩合法反应原液样品的最佳制备色谱条件为:正相硅胶柱(20 mm×250 mm,10～20μm),流动相:V(乙腈)∶V(水)=90∶10,流速为10 mL·min-1,检测波长为215 nm,进样量为1 mL,样品浓度30 mg/mL.制备得到的中间体经HPLC分析知纯度均在97%以上,可直接作为结构鉴定的标准样品.     

奥克托金(HMX)的T-Jump/FTIR快速热裂解研究

采用T-Jump/FTIR快速热裂解原位红外光谱联用技术研究了奥克托金(HMX)在0.1,0.2,0.3和0.4MPa的Ar气条件下,以1000℃·s-1的升温速率快速升温至设定的反应温度,用快速扫描傅立叶变换红外光谱跟踪分析分解产物的种类和相对摩尔浓度的变化,研究了温度及压力对初始检测产物的影响.结果表明,HMX在快速热裂解5s过程中红外所检测到的主要气相产物为CO,CO2,NO,NO2,N2O,HCONH2,CH2O,H2O,HNCO及HCN,并给出了这些产物相对摩尔浓度随时间变化的曲线.根据气体产物相对摩尔浓度的比率N2O/HCN,研究了压力和反应温度对HMX的快速热裂解过程及机理的影响,认为在低温HMX分解的C—N键断裂在两竞争反应中占优,通过压力的变化证明了气相产物之间存在二次反应.