Preparation, crystal structure and characterization of 2,4,6-trinitro-3,5- dimethylbenzoic acid monohydrate

Wei Yu, Li Yang, Tong Lai Zhang*, Jian Guo Zhang, Yan Hong Liu, Rui Feng Wu, Kai Bei Yu

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Abstract

In the present work, we synthesized 2,4,6-trinitro-3,5-dimethylbenzoic acid (TNDMBA). Single crystal of TNDMBA · H2O was cultured from aqueous solution using a slow evaporation method at 30°C. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system with space group P2(1)/c having unit cell parameters of a = 17.24(3) Å, b = 6.032(1) Å, and c = 16.359(4) Å. There are two kinds of intermolecular H-bond interactions between H2O and TNDMBA, which is different from typical carboxylic acids that form H-bond dimers across crystallographic centers of inversion. The title compound was characterized by FT-IR, DSC, and TG-DTG technologies, and calculated by using density functional theory (DFT) method. The calculated results show that the structural parameters from the theory are close to those of the crystal structure from the experiments. The compound is composed of three nitro groups and one carboxyl group, and it can be used as a potential energetic combustion catalyst in industry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-80
Number of pages6
JournalStructural Chemistry
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2007

Keywords

  • Density functional theory
  • Energetic combustion catalyst
  • Molecular structure
  • Trinitro-dimethylbenzoic acid

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