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Carbonyl Diazide, OC(N3)2: Calculated Thermodynamic Properties
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
  • David W. Ball, Cleveland State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2011
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Abstract

The minimum-energy structure, vibrational frequencies, and thermodynamic properties of carbonyl diazide, OC(N3)2, have been determined using Gaussian-X compound methods. At ∼75% nitrogen by mass, carbonyl diazide can be considered a “green” high energy material because of the low amount of carbon-containing decomposition products it makes. Our calculations indicate that carbonyl diazide has a significantly high enthalpy of formation, but its specific enthalpy of decomposition is commensurate with current high energy materials.

DOI
10.1016/j.comptc.2011.01.039
Citation Information
Ball, D. W. Carbonyl diazide, OC(N3)2: Calculated thermodynamic properties. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry 2011, 965, 176-179.