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Synthesis and thermal behavior of 4,5-dihydroxyl-2-(dinitromethylene)-imidazolidine (DDNI)

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A novel energetic material, 4,5-dihydroxyl-2-(dinitromethylene)-imidazolidine (DDNI), was synthesized by the reaction of FOX-7 and glyoxal in water at 70 °C. Thermal behavior of DDNI was studied with DSC and TG-DTG methods, and presents only an intense exothermic decomposition process. The apparent activation energy and pre-exponential factor of the decomposition reaction were 286.0 kJ mol−1 and 1031.16 s−1, respectively. The critical temperature of thermal explosion of DDNI is 183.78 °C. Specific heat capacity of DDNI was studied with micro-DSC method and theoretical calculation method, and the molar heat capacity is 217.76 J mol−1 K−1 at 298.15 K. The adiabatic time-to-explosion was also calculated to be a certain value between 14.54 and 16.34 s. DDNI presents lower thermal stability, for its two ortho-hydroxyl groups, and its thermal decomposition process becomes quite intense.

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This investigation received financial assistance from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20803058), Basal Science Foundation of National Defense (No. B0920110005), and Education Committee Foundation of Shaanxi Province (No. 2010JK881).

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    Kang-Zhen Xu, Yong-Shun Chen, Min Wang, Jin-An Luo & Ji-Rong Song

  2. Conservation Technology Department, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 100009, People’s Republic of China

    Ji-Rong Song

  3. Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, 710065, People’s Republic of China

    Feng-Qi Zhao & Rong-Zu Hu

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Xu, KZ., Chen, YS., Wang, M. et al. Synthesis and thermal behavior of 4,5-dihydroxyl-2-(dinitromethylene)-imidazolidine (DDNI). J Therm Anal Calorim 105, 293–300 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-010-1244-4

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