Thermal stability studies on a homologous series of nitroarenes

JC Oxley, JL Smith, H Ye, RL McKenney…

Index: Oxley, Jimmie C.; Smith, James L.; Ye, Hong; McKenney, Robert L.; Bolduc, Paul R. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1995 , vol. 99, # 23 p. 9593 - 9602

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Abstract

The thermal stabilities of a number of nitroarenes were examined in solution and in condensed phase. In general, increasing the number of nitro groups decreased thermal stability. Changing the substituent on 1-X-2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene from X= H to NH;? to CH3 to OH accelerated decomposition; this effect was attributed to increased ease of intramolecular proton transfer to an ortho nitro group, thus weakening the carbonnitrogen bond. In ...