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Published on: January 3, 2018
Experimental and theoretical studies on some energetic functionalized trimethylamine derivatives
Thomas M Klapötke1, Burkhard Krumm, Matthias Scherr
1Department of Chemie und Biochemie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377 München, Germany. tmk@cup.lmu.de
Researchers synthesized and studied energetic compounds derived from tris(chloromethyl)amine. These compounds feature planar nitrogen-carbon units and reactive substituents, explained by multiple hyperconjugation.
Area of Science:
- Energetic materials science
- Organic chemistry
- Computational chemistry
Background:
- Tris(chloromethyl)amine is a precursor for energetic compounds.
- Understanding the structure-property relationships of energetic materials is crucial for safety and performance.
- Previous studies have explored similar nitrogen-containing energetic structures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize novel energetic compounds based on tris(chloromethyl)amine.
- To investigate the structural properties of these compounds using experimental and computational methods.
- To compare the properties of the synthesized compounds with related energetic materials.
Main Methods:
- Synthesis of tris(chloromethyl)amine and its derivatives.
- X-ray diffraction for experimental structural analysis.
- B3LYP/6-31G(d) density functional theory calculations for computational analysis.
Main Results:
- The synthesized compounds, including tris(chloromethyl)amine, exhibit nearly planar NC(3) units.
- Substituents on the CH(2) groups show a tendency for further substitution, indicating reactivity.
- Structural data were obtained through both X-ray diffraction and computational modeling.
Conclusions:
- The planar NC(3) core and reactive substituents are key structural features of these energetic compounds.
- Multiple hyperconjugation provides a theoretical explanation for the observed structural and reactivity patterns.
- The findings contribute to the understanding of structure-property relationships in energetic materials.
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