Application of a multi-channel in-situ infrared spectroscopy: The case of LLM-105

The thermal decomposition process of 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide(LLM-105)under several constant temperatures (100 °C, 115 °C, 130 °C, and 145 °C) have been studied by a multi-channel in-situ reaction system. Almost 1000 spectra were obtained within 24 days by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The thermal decomposition activation energies (E_α) of C-NH₂ and C-NO₂ in LLM-105 were calculated by the Arrhenius equation to be 89.65 and 145.09 kJ mol^-1, respectively. The thermal decomposition process of LLM-105 under long-term constant temperature is divided into two paths: intramolecular H-transfer and C-NO₂ partition. It is feasible to study the aging process of materials using a combination of a multi-channel in-situ reaction system and FT-IR, which can effectively monitor the evolution of structure.