Searching for a new family of high energy explosives by introducing N atoms, N-oxides, and NO2 into a cage adamantane

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (8) ◽  
pp. 667-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Xiang ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Weihua Zhu ◽  
Heming Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Impact Sensitivity ◽  
Lower Sensitivity ◽  
Detonation Properties ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
New Family

A design strategy that including N atoms, N-oxides, and nitro groups into a cage azaadamantane at the same time was used to design 10 polyazaoxyadamantanes (PAOAs) and eight polynitroazaoxyadamantanes (PNTAOAs). First, four stable azaadamantanes were built by replacing the tertiary C atoms of an adamantane with N atoms. Then, 10 PAOAs were designed by introducing one to four N-oxides into the four azaadamantanes. After that, eight PNTAOAs were formed when the H atoms of four N-oxide-substituted azaadamantanes were replaced with different numbers of nitro groups. Finally, their heats of formation, densities, detonation properties, and impact sensitivity were estimated by using density functional theory. Among the eight PNTAOAs, seven compounds had better detonation performances than CL-20, the outstanding, novel, high-energy, and relatively insensitive cage explosive. Two compounds had higher detonation performance and lower sensitivity than CL-20 and HMX, suggesting that their overall performances are outstanding and they may be considered as the potential candidate of high-energy explosives.

Molecular design on a new family of azaoxaadamantane cage compounds as potential high-energy density compounds

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Pan ◽  
Weihua Zhu ◽  
Heming Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Parent Compound ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Lower Sensitivity ◽  
Detonation Properties ◽  
Detonation Pressure ◽  
Cage Compounds ◽  
New Family

A new family of azaoxaadamantane cage compounds were firstly designed by introducing the oxygen atom into hexanitrohexaazaoxaadmantane (HNHAA) to replace the N–NO2 group. Their properties including heats of formation (HOFs), detonation properties, strain energies, thermal stability, and sensitivity were extensively studied by using density functional theory. All of the title compounds exhibit surprisingly high density (ρ > 2.01 g/cm3) and excellent detonation properties (detonation velocity (D) > 9.29 km/s and detonation pressure (P) > 40.80 GPa). In particular, B (4,8,9,10-tetraazadioxaadamantane) and C (6,8,9,10-tetraazadioxaadamantane) have a remarkably high D and P values (9.70 km/s and 44.45 GPa, respectively), which are higher than that of HNHAA or CL-20. All of the title compound have higher thermal stability and lower sensitivity (h50 > 19.58 cm) compared with the parent compound HNHAA. Three triazatrioxaadamantane cage compounds, D (6,8,9-triazatrioxaadamantane), E (6,8,10-triazatrioxaadamantane), and F (8,9,10-triazatrioxaadamantane), are expected to be relatively insensitive explosives. All of the title compounds exhibit a combination of high denotation properties, good thermal stability, and low insensitivity.

Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks Mo3(C2O)12 as promising single-atom catalysts for selective nitrogen-to-ammonia

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Feng ◽  
Zelin Yang ◽  
Xiaowen Meng ◽  
Fachuang Li ◽  
Zhanyong Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
New Family ◽  
Metal Organic

The development of single-atom catalysts (SACs) for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) remains a great challenge. Using density functional theory calculations, we design a new family of two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks...

scholarly journals Are boat transition states likely to occur in Cope rearrangements? A DFT study of the biogenesis of germacranes

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 1969-1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Enrique Barquera-Lozada ◽  
Gabriel Cuevas
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chair Conformation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Sigmatropic Rearrangements ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Reaction Proceeds ◽  
Cope Rearrangements

It has been proposed that elemanes are biogenetically formed from germacranes by Cope sigmatropic rearrangements. Normally, this reaction proceeds through a transition state with a chair conformation. However, the transformation of schkuhriolide (germacrane) into elemanschkuhriolide (elemane) may occur through a boat transition state due to the final configuration of the elemanschkuhriolide, but this transition state is questionable due to its high energy. The possible mechanisms of this transformation were studied in the density functional theory frame. The mechanistic differences between the transformation of (Z,E)-germacranes and (E,E)-germacranes were also studied. We found that (Z,E)-germacranolides are significantly more stable than (E,E)-germacranolides and elemanolides. In the specific case of schkuhriolide, even when the boat transition state is not energetically favored, a previous hemiacetalization lowers enough the energetic barrier to allow the formation of a very stable elemanolide that is even more stable than its (Z,E)-germacrane.

Study on Density Functional Theory of Zn1-xMgxO Alloy

2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 177-180
Author(s):  
Fu Chun Zhang ◽  
Hong Wei Cui ◽  
Xing Xiang Ruan ◽  
Wei Hu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Gap Width ◽  
Band Gap Width ◽  
Mg Doped

Geometric structure and electronic structures of Zn1-xMgxO alloy under different Mg doped concentrations have been investigated by performing the first-principle calculations based on density functional theory under the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The calculated results show that there is substantial change in electronic structure of Mg doped MgxZn1-xO alloy, with the constant increase of Mg content, cell parameter a shall be on the gradual increase, with c on gradual decrease and band gap width of MgxZn1-xO alloy on the increase. The research findings show that the position of conduction band bottom is dependent on Mg 2p and Zn 4s. Mg doping results in drift of Mg 2p and Zn 4s toward high energy region, being the root cause for the increase in band gap width,the research results in the paper are in accordance with other experimental results. The above results provide theoretical guidance to the preparation of Zn1-xMgxO alloy in experiment.

Density functional theory study of high-energy metal (Al, Mg, Ti, and Zr)/CuO composites

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (93) ◽  
pp. 90206-90211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guolin Xiong ◽  
Chunhong Yang ◽  
Weihua Zhu ◽  
Heming Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Density Functional Theory Study ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Metastable Intermolecular Composites ◽  
Metal Layers

We investigated the geometric and electronic structures and stability of high-energy metal metastable intermolecular composites (Al, Mg, Ti, and Zr)/CuO(111) between metal layers and a CuO(111) substrate by density functional theory.

scholarly journals Calculation of the Detonation State of HN3 with Quantum Accuracy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cong Huy Pham ◽  
Rebecca Lindsey ◽  
Laurence E. Fried ◽  
Nir Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Potential Energy ◽  
Force Field ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Surface ◽  
Detonation Properties ◽  
Training Set ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Wide Range

<div>HN<sub>3</sub> is a unique liquid energetic material that exhibits ultrafast detonation chemistry and a transition to metallic states during detonation. We combine the ChIMES many-body reactive force field and the extended-Lagrangian multiscale shock technique (MSST) molecular dynamics method to calculate the detonation properties of HN<sub>3</sub> with the accuracy of Kohn-Sham density-functional theory. ChIMES is based on a Chebyshev polynomial expansion and can accurately reproduce density-functional theory molecular dynamics (DFT-MD) simulations for a wide range of unreactive and decomposition conditions of liquid HN<sub>3</sub>. We show that addition of random displacement configurations and the energies of gas-phase equilibrium products in the training set allows ChIMES to efficiently explore the complex potential energy surface. Schemes for selecting force field parameters and the inclusion of stress tensor and energy data in the training set are examined. Structural and dynamical properties, as well as chemistry predictions for the resulting models are benchmarked against DFT-MD. We demonstrate that the inclusion of explicit four-body energy terms is necessary to capture the potential energy surface across a wide range of conditions. The present force field, which was fit to a balance of forces, energies, and stress tensors yields excellent agreement with DFT, while exhibiting an orders-of-magnitude increase in computational efficiency over DFT-MD. Our results generally retain the accuracy of DFT-MD while yielding a high degree of computational efficiency, allowing simulations to approach orders of magnitude larger time and spatial scales. The techniques and recipes for MD model creation we present allow for direct simulation of nanosecond shock compression experiments and calculation of the detonation properties of materials with the accuracy of Kohn-Sham density-functional theory.</div>

scholarly journals Some Trinitroazetidine Isomers - A DFT Treatment

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Lemi Türker
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Spectral Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Explosive Material ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
The Impact

The present study considers some trinitroazetidine isomers within the realm of density functional theory (B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)). One of the isomers considered is 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ) which is the well known insensitive high energy explosive material. Various structural, energetic, quantum chemical and spectral properties of the isomers have been harvested and discussed. Some of the isomers have nitramine bonds and some possess only C-NO2 bonds. The results indicate that the nitramine moiety somewhat destabilizes the structure electronically but increases the impact insensitivity.

scholarly journals Theoretical studies of novel high energy density materials based on oxadiazoles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxin Xia ◽  
Renfa Zhang ◽  
Xiaosong Xu ◽  
Congming Ma ◽  
Peng Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Heat Of Formation ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Detonation Properties ◽  
Detonation Pressure ◽  
Energetic Compounds ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
High Energy Density Materials ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Abstract In this study, 32 energetic compounds were designed using oxadiazoles (1,2,5-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole) as the parent by inserting different groups as well as changing the bridge between the parent. These compounds had high-density and excellent detonation properties. The electrostatic potentials of the designed compounds were analyzed using density functional theory (DFT). The structure, heat of formation (HOF), density, detonation performances (detonation pressure P , detonation velocity D , detonation heat Q ), and thermal stability of each compound were systematically studied based on molecular dynamics. The results showed that the -N 3 group has the greatest improvement in HOF. For the detonation performances, the directly linked, -N=N-, -NH-NH- were beneficial when used as a bridge between 1,2,5-oxadiazole and 1,3,4-oxadiazole, and it can also be found that bridge changing had little effect on the trend of detonation performance, while energetic groups changing influenced differently. The designed compounds (except for A2 , B2 , B4 ) all had higher detonation properties than TNT, A6 ( D = 9.41 km s -1 , P = 41.86 GPa, Q = 1572.251 cal g -1 ) was the highest, followed D6 had poorer performance ( D = 8.96 km s -1 , P = 37.46 GPa, Q = 1354.51 cal g -1 ).

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