Research Article

Predicting Heats of Explosion of Nitroaromatic Compounds through NBO Charges and 15N NMR Chemical Shifts of Nitro Groups

Table 4

Comparison of calculated heats of explosion, for nitroaromatic compounds, according to (1), HER–H [15], HEMHK1 [18], and HE MHK2 [17] method with experimental values [2].

Code designationExperimental HE (H2O liq.) (MJ kg−1 )HER–H (H2O liq.) (MJ kg −1 )HEMHK2 (MJ kg −1 )HEMHK1 (MJ kg −1 )Calculated HE (MJ kg −1 )
(K-J, t)a(K-J, e)b(K-Jmod., e)c

Tetryl4.7735.3186.2344.7404.1184.2054.643
TeNA4.3785.4856.1384.9124.2454.5944.336
TNB3.9645.0675.8454.7113.6174.1094.061
24DNT3.1923.7955.3223.7403.2252.9593.043
26DNT3.3253.9085.4353.8453.2252.9592.802
TNT3.7664.6945.7954.2593.5463.7253.665
TNA3.5894.6565.5654.3683.8224.0043.318
PiAc3.4374.8535.6024.3053.7513.3213.524
mDNB2.6664.2895.4433.8703.2283.3882.632
HNS4.0885.0175.7494.2844.0273.9344.065
RMSEP1.0462.0230.6710.3320.3620.204

aHeat of detonation calculated using Kamlet-Jacobs method. The t denotes that the values used for the heats of formation for the products are predicted. bThe e denotes that the values used for the heats of formation for the products are the experimental values. cModified Kamlet and Jacobs method.