Reactive molecular dynamics simulations on thermal decomposition of 3-methyl-2,6-dinitrophenol
Jiaxiang Zhao1, Yun Xiao2, Jiayuan He1
1School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China.
Abstract:
In this paper, we simulated the decomposition mechanism of 3-methyl-2,6-dinitrophenol (MDNP) based on reaction molecular dynamics using ReaxFF force field. In addition, the evolution of some main products over time at different heating rates (10, 15, and 20 K·ps-1) was studied. As indicated by the simulation results, with the elevation at different heating rates, the time required for the system to reach equilibrium was shortened, and more products were obtained. At three heating rates, C7H7O5N2, C7H6O4N2, C7H5O5N2, C7H5O4N2, HON, NO, and NO2 were the main intermediate products, and N2, CO2, H2O, H2, and NH3 were the primary final products. To be specific, C7H5O5N2 was the first produced intermediate product, and H2O was the first produced final product with the largest abundance. The intermediate products first increased and then decreased to zero. Moreover, the primary chemistry reactions in the MDNP pyrolysis were simulated through ReaxFF MD simulations.
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