Computational studies on the infrared vibrational spectra, thermodynamic properties, detonation properties, and pyrolysis mechanism of octanitrocubane

The molecular geometries, infrared vibrational spectra, and thermodynamic properties of octanitrocubane (ONC) are calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) method at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. The IR frequency scaling factor 0.9501 suitable for polynitrocubanes is obtained at the B3LYP/6-31G* level, and the calculated IR frequencies of ONC are scaled. The accurate heat of formation 726.47 kJ/mol of ONC in gas phase is obtained via designed isodesmic reaction in which the cubane cage skeleton has been kept. The sublimation enthalpy, density, and heat of formation for ONC crystal are also calculated, and they are 220.63 kJ/mol, 2.189 g/cm3, and 505.84 kJ/mol, respectively. In addition, the estimated detonation velocity and detonation pressure of ONC are 10.26 mm/ms and 520.86 kbar, respectively. Finally, the pyrolysis mechanism of ONC is studied using various theoretical methods, i.e., MP2, DFT, and selected MINDO/3 semiempirical MO, based on the unrestricted Hartree–Fock model. The calculated resul...

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