Effects of water on FOX-7 thermal decomposition: integrated experimental and computational analysis
摘要
Given the environmental ubiquity of water, explosives inevitably undergo water exposure throughout their life cycles. Therefore, this study focuses on the implications of water for the thermal decomposition of 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene (FOX-7). Thermal analysis techniques including differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), complemented with in situ optical microscopy and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), were applied to explore the thermal behavior of FOX-7 with or without water from the apparent level. The results indicate that there are significant differences in the thermal decomposition characteristics of FOX-7 with different water contents, and tiny water results in extremely rapid reactions. A comparison of the thermal behavior of FOX-7 in open, perforated, and closed crucibles reveals that the thermal decomposition of FOX-7 is sensitive to pressure. Quantum computational chemistry was employed to elucidate the interaction between FOX-7 and H2O as well as the catalytic mechanism of water on the initial decomposition steps (hydrogen transfer) of FOX-7 at the molecular level. Then, the kinetic analysis for the thermal decomposition of FOX-7 and FOX-7/H2O (1:1 molar ratio) demonstrates distinct variations in kinetic parameters, and the lower predicted values of thermal hazard parameters for FOX-7/H2O suggest enhanced thermal risk.