Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2012
Publication Title
Journal of Molecular Modeling
Abstract
Although they were first reported in 1963, molecules with a boron-oxygen-nitrogen dimeric backbone do not seem to have been investigated seriously in terms of thermodynamic properties. Here we report on the calculated structures and properties, including thermodynamics, of several so-called “BON-BON” molecules. With the popularity of nitrogen-containing substituents on new high-energy materials, nitro-substituted BON-BONs were a focus of our investigation. A total of 42 BON-BON molecules were evaluated, and thermochemical analysis shows a decrease in the specific enthalpy of combustion or decomposition with increasing NO2 content, consistent with other systems.
Recommended Citation
Lawong, A. K.; Ball, D. W. BON-BONs: cyclic molecules with a boron-oxygen-nitrogen backbone. Computational studies of their thermodynamic properties. Journal of Molecular Modeling 2012, 18, 1661-1666.
DOI
10.1007/s00894-011-1193-2
Publisher's Statement
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00894-011-1193-2
Volume
18
Issue
4
