Research Article

Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study

Volume: 9 Number: 4 July 31, 2021
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Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study

Abstract

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN, C5H8N4O12) is a relatively stable explosive nitrate ester molecule. It has been widely used in various military and public industrial productions. In this study, the solubility tendency of PETN in different organic solvents was investigated theoretically. Several physicochemical parameters of PETN such as density, detonation pressure, temperature, rate and products of detonation reaction were investigated using the B3LYP functional and basic set of polarization functions (d, p) containing 6-31G**. The obtained results have been compared with the literature values. Furthermore, the stability and reactivity of PETN in acetone, diethyl ether, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, toluene and methylene chloride were examined. Results revealed toluene is a good solvent to increase the explosive properties of PETN.

Keywords

PETN, Density functional Theory, Organic Solvents

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APA
Hilal, C., Önal, M., & Mert, M. E. (2021). Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology, 9(4), 1227-1241. https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.896332
AMA
1.Hilal C, Önal M, Mert ME. Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study. DUBİTED. 2021;9(4):1227-1241. doi:10.29130/dubited.896332
Chicago
Hilal, Cihat, Müşerref Önal, and Mehmet Erman Mert. 2021. “Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study”. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology 9 (4): 1227-41. https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.896332.
EndNote
Hilal C, Önal M, Mert ME (July 1, 2021) Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology 9 4 1227–1241.
IEEE
[1]C. Hilal, M. Önal, and M. E. Mert, “Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study”, DUBİTED, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1227–1241, July 2021, doi: 10.29130/dubited.896332.
ISNAD
Hilal, Cihat - Önal, Müşerref - Mert, Mehmet Erman. “Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study”. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology 9/4 (July 1, 2021): 1227-1241. https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.896332.
JAMA
1.Hilal C, Önal M, Mert ME. Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study. DUBİTED. 2021;9:1227–1241.
MLA
Hilal, Cihat, et al. “Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study”. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 9, no. 4, July 2021, pp. 1227-41, doi:10.29130/dubited.896332.
Vancouver
1.Cihat Hilal, Müşerref Önal, Mehmet Erman Mert. Detonation Parameters of the Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Some Structures Descriptors in Different Solvents - Computational Study. DUBİTED. 2021 Jul. 1;9(4):1227-41. doi:10.29130/dubited.896332