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BON-BONs: Cyclic Molecules with a Boron-Oxygen-Nitrogen Backbone. Computational Studies of Their Thermodynamic Properties
Journal of Molecular Modeling
  • Aloysus K. Lawong, Cleveland State University
  • David W. Ball, Cleveland State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2012
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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.

DOI
10.1007/s00894-011-1193-2
Citation Information
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.