Zinc cation catalyzed carbonyl hydrazine C[sbnd]N bond cleavage in flash pyrolysis of energetic compound

Weijing Zhang, Chuli Sun, Tong Li, Yongjun Lü, Wei Guo*, Tonglai Zhang

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Abstract

By doing first-principles based simulations, a reaction of zinc cation catalyzing the carbonyl hydrazine C[sbnd]N bond cleavage was verified by investigating the flash pyrolysis processes of carbohydrazide, carbohydrazide perchlorate and zinc carbohydrazide perchlorate (GTX) crystals. We propose a mechanism of nitrogen gas generation that, perchlorate anions release oxygen radicals to seize hydrogen atoms of carbohydrazide, then coordination with zinc facilitates the C[sbnd]N bond cleavage in carbohydrazide. The center single zinc cation of GTX decreases the barrier of C[sbnd]N bond cleavage. The lowest energy barrier of breaking C[sbnd]N bond is 127.33 kJ mol−1. The simulations reveal how the oxidizing perchlorate anion and the center metal contribute to the flash pyrolysis of GTX via the zinc cation catalyzed carbonyl hydrazine C[sbnd]N bond cleavage. The catalytic mechanism of transition metal in primary explosives opens new windows for designing coordination energetic compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Article number105353
JournalJournal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
Volume160
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2021

Keywords

  • Carbonyl hydrazine
  • Catalysis
  • Flash pyrolysis
  • Primary explosives
  • Zinc cation

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