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PREDICTION OF HEATS OF SUBLIMATION OF ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS USING THEIR MOLECULAR STRUCTURES

Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz1, Behroz Bashavard2 , Ali Goshadro3, Zeynab Dehghan4, and Mohammad Jafari*[1]

1,2,4,5Department of Chemistry, Malek-Ashtar University of Technology, P.O. Box 83145-115, Shahin-Shahr, Islamic Republic of Iran

3Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Table S.1.

Energetic molecules, their molecular structures and experimental sublimation enthalpies which were used in training set

Name / Molecular structure / Formula / DsubH (exp)/kJ mol-1 /
Iodotrinitromethane / / CIN3O6 / 49.0 [1]
Cyanamide / / CH2N2 / 75.2 [2]
1H-Tetrazole / / CH2N4 / 88.2 [2]
1H-Tetrazol-5-amine / / CH3N5 / 112.6 [2]
Hydrazinecarbothiohydrazide / / CH6N4S / 152.1 [2]
1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetranitroethane / / C2Cl2N4O8 / 88.3 [1]
1-Fluoro-1,1,2,2,2-pentanitroethane / / C2FN5O10 / 69.0 [1]
2-Fluoro-2,2-dinitroethanol / / C2H3FN2O5 / 55.6 [2]
1,1,1-Trinitroethane / / C2H3N3O6 / 72.0 [2]
1,3-Dinitro-1,3-diazacyclobutane / / C2H4N4O4 / 94.2 [3]
1,1-Diamino-2,2-dinitroethene (FOX-7) / / C2H4N4O4 / 108.7 [4]
2-Methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-amine / / C2H5N5 / 90.6 [2]
1,3-Dichloro-1,1,3,3-tetranitropropane / / C3H2Cl2N4O8 / 93.7 [1]
2-Methyl-4-nitro-1,2,3-triazole / / C3H4N4O2 / 74.7 [2]
2,4-Dinitro-2,4-diazapentane / / C3H8N4O4 / 108.8 [5]
Fumaronitrile / / C4H2N2 / 68.6 [2]
2-Nitrofuran / / C4H3NO3 / 75.3 [2]
N,N-Bis (2,2,2-trinitroethyl) nitramide / / C4H4N8O14 / 117.6 [2]
1-Fluoro-1,1,3,3-tetranitrobutane / / C4H5FN4O8 / 91.6 [1]
1-Iodo-1,1,3,3-tetranitrobutane / / C4H5IN4O8 / 99.2 [1]
1,1,3,3-Tetranitrobutane / / C4H6N4O8 / 87.9 [2]
2,2,3,3-Tetranitrobutane / / C4H6N4O8 / 78.2 [2]
2-Methyl-1,1,1,3-tetranitropropane / / C4H6N4O8 / 91.2 [2]
1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocane (HMX) / / C4H8N8O8 / 161.0 [6]
2,4,6-Trinitropyridine / / C5H2N4O6 / 101.7 [2]
2,4,6-Trinitropyridine 1-oxide / / C5H2N4O7 / 106.3 [2]
5-Nitrofuran-2-carbaldehyde / / C5H3NO4 / 75.3 [1]
Benzotrifuroxan / / C6N6O6 / 172.5 [2]
2-Chloro-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene / / C6H2ClN3O6 / 103.8 [2]
1,2-Dichloro-4-nitrobenzene / / C6H3Cl2NO2 / 85.8 [2]
1,3-Dichloro-5-nitrobenzene / / C6H3Cl2NO2 / 83.2 [2]
1,4-Dichloro-2-nitrobenzene / / C6H3Cl2NO2 / 87.4 [2]
1,4-Dibromo-2-nitrobenzene / / C6H3Br2NO2 / 97.0 [2]
4-Nitrobenzofurazan-1-oxide / / C6H3N3O4 / 97.3 [2]
2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3-benzenediol (TNR) / / C6H3N3O8 / 120.8 [6]
1-Chloro-3-nitrobenzene / / C6H4ClNO2 / 82.5 [2]
1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene / / C6H4ClNO2 / 74.7 [2]
1-Bromo-2-nitrobenzene / / C6H4BrNO2 / 85.2 [2]
1-Bromo-3-nitrobenzene / / C6H4BrNO2 / 86.8 [2]
1-Iodo-3-nitrobenzene / / C6H4INO2 / 83.2 [2]
4-Chloro-3-nitrophenol / / C6H4ClNO3 / 111.0 [2]
2,5-Dichloro-4-nitroaniline / / C6H4Cl2N2O2 / 114.3 [2]
2,6-Dichloro-4-nitroaniline / / C6H4Cl2N2O2 / 109.2 [2]
4,5-Dichloro-2-nitroaniline / / C6H4Cl2N2O2 / 109.4 [2]
1,2-Dinitrobenzene / / C6H4N2O4 / 95.5 [2]
1,4-Dinitrobenzene / / C6H4N2O4 / 94.3 [2]
2,4-Dinitrophenol / / C6H4N2O5 / 104.6 [1]
2,6-Dinitrophenol / / C6H4N2O5 / 112.1 [1]
3,4-Dinitrophenol / / C6H4N2O5 / 123.5 [1]
4-Chloro-2,6-dinitroaniline / / C6H4ClN3O4 / 105.2 [2]
2,4,6-Trinitroaniline (TNA) / / C6H4N4O6 / 125.3 [6]
2-Nitrobenzene-1,3-diol / / C6H5NO4 / 74.5 [2]
2-Chloro-4-nitroaniline / / C6H5ClN2O2 / 102.6 [2]
2-Chloro-5-nitroaniline / / C6H5ClN2O2 / 101.0 [2]
1,3-Diamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (DATB) / / C6H5N5O6 / 143.5 [6]
3-Methyl-4-nitropyridine 1-oxide / / C6H6N2O3 / 106.7 [2]
2,4,6-Trinitrobenzene-1,3,5-triamine (TATB) / / C6H6N6O6 / 168.2 [2]
N,N-Bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) nitrous amide / / C6H10N6O9 / 110.9 [2]
Trans-1,4,5,8-tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecaline (TNAD) / / C6H10N8O8 / 154.2 [3]
2-Methyl-2,3,3-trinitropentane / / C6H11N3O6 / 90.8 [2]
3,3,6,6-Tetramethyl-1,2,4,5-tetraoxane (DADP) / / C6H12O4 / 81.9 [7]
2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane / / C6H12N2O4 / 79.5 [2]
2,4,6-Trinitrobenzoic acid / / C7H3N3O8 / 154.7 [3]
2-Nitrobenzonitrile / / C7H4N2O2 / 88.1 [2]
3,4-Dinitrobenzoic acid / / C7H4N2O6 / 129.0 [2]
3-Nitrobenzoic acid / / C7H5NO4 / 110.0 [2]
4-Nitrobenzoic acid / / C7H5NO4 / 119.7 [2]
3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-propenal / / C7H5NO4 / 97.9 [2]
3-Methyl-2,4,6-trinitrophenol / / C7H5N3O7 / 111.2 [6]
2,4,6-N-Tetranitro-N-methylaniline (Tetryl) / / C7H5N5O8 / 133.8 [6]
1-(Chloromethyl)-2-nitrobenzene / / C7H6ClNO2 / 96.2 [2]
1-Methyl-2,3-dinitrobenzene / / C7H6N2O4 / 97.0 [2]
2-Methyl-1,3-dinitrobenzene / / C7H6N2O4 / 98.3 [2]
2-Methyl-3,5-dinitrophenol / / C7H6N2O5 / 103.3 [2]
2-Methoxy-4-nitrophenol / / C7H7NO4 / 99.4 [2]
2-Methoxy-5-nitrophenol / / C7H7NO4 / 106.2 [2]
4-Methoxy-2-nitrophenol / / C7H7NO4 / 90.8 [2]
2,2-Dimethyl-1,1,1,4,4-pentanitropentane / / C7H11N5O10 / 103.8 [2]
5-Nitro-1H-indole / / C8H6N2O2 / 110.5 [2]
1-(3-Nitrophenyl) ethan-1-one / / C8H7NO3 / 110.0 [2]
2-Methyl-3-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO4 / 119.5 [2]
2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO4 / 120.0 [2]
3-Methoxy-2-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO5 / 141.9 [2]
3-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO5 / 131.0 [2]
2,4-Dimethyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNX) / / C8H7N3O6 / 129.8 [6]
(2,2,2-Trinitroethyl) benzene / / C8H7N3O6 / 84.1 [2]
N,N-Dimethyl-3-nitroaniline / / C8H10N2O2 / 92.7 [2]
N,N-Dimethyl-4-nitroaniline / / C8H10N2O2 / 102.7 [2]
2,5-Dimethyl hexane-2,5-dihydroperoxide / / C8H18O4 / 138.6 [1]
5-Nitroquinoline / / C9H6N2O2 / 94.2 [2]
6-Nitroquinoline / / C9H6N2O2 / 103.8 [2]
5-Nitro-8-hydroxyquinoline / / C9H6N2O3 / 86.1 [2]
6-Nitroquinolin-5-amine / / C9H7N3O2 / 136.4 [2]
2,4,6-Trimethyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene / / C9H9N3O6 / 103.6 [6]
N,N-Dimethyl-4-nitrobenzamide / / C9H10N2O3 / 115.0 [1]
1-(3-Nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione / / C10H6N2O4 / 117.3 [2]
2-Methyl-8-nitroquinoline / / C10H8N2O2 / 111.0 [2]
1-Nitroadamantane / / C10H15NO2 / 63.6 [2]
2-Nitroadamantane / / C10H15NO2 / 58.0 [2]
(E)-4-((4-Nitrophenyl)amino)pent-3-en-2-one / / C11H12N2O3 / 121.9 [2]
(E)-2-Methyl-N-(4-nitrobenzylidene)propan-2-amine / / C11H14N2O2 / 91.1 [2]
(E)-N-tert-Butyl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)methanimine oxide / / C11H14N2O3 / 116.5 [2]
1-Nitro-4-(3-nitropentan-3-yl) benzene / / C11H14N2O4 / 110.8 [2]
2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexanitro-1,1'-biphenyl / / C12H4N6O12 / 171.8 [3]
Bis (2,4,6-trinitrophenyl) sulfane / / C12H4N6O12S / 173.4 [3]
5,7-Dinitro-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole / / C12H4N8O10 / 179.7 [3]
4,4'-Dinitro-1,1'-biphenyl / / C12H8N2O4 / 104.6 [2]
4-Hydroxy-4'-nitroazobenzene / / C12H9N3O3 / 136.8 [2]
4-((2,4-Dinitrophenyl)amino) phenol / / C12H9N3O5 / 155.6 [2]
N-(2-Nitrophenyl)-N-phenylamine / / C12H10N2O2 / 101.9 [2]
N-(4-Nitrophenyl)-N-phenylamine / / C12H10N2O2 / 126.2 [2]
1-(tert-Butyl)-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzene / / C12H16N2O5 / 102.9 [2]
N-Phenyl 4-nitrobenzaldehyde imine / / C13H10N2O2 / 126.0 [2]
1-Amino-5,8-dichloro-4-nitroanthracene-9,10-dione / / C14H6Cl2N2O4 / 158.2 [2]
2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) / / C14H6N6O12 / 171.6 [3]
1-Nitroanthracene-9,10-dione / / C14H7NO4 / 108.9 [2]
3,3'-Dimethyl-2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexanitro-1,1'-biphenyl / / C14H8N6O12 / 160.8 [3]
Benzoic peroxyanhydride (or Benzoyl peroxide) / / C14H10O4 / 97.9 [2]
3-Nitro-4'-(N,N-dimethylamino)-azobenzene / / C14H14N4O2 / 133.9 [2]
4-Nitro-4'-(N,N-dimethylamino)-azobenzene / / C14H14N4O2 / 134.3 [2]
4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)azobenzene / / C14H15N3 / 117.6 [2]
3-Methyl-3'-nitro-4,N,N-dimethylaminoazobenzene / / C15H16N4O2 / 101.7 [2]
4-(N-Ethyl-N-2-hydroxyethylamino)-4'-nitro-2'-chloroazobenzene / / C16H17ClN4O3 / 142.7 [2]
4-(N-Ethyl-N-2-hydroxyethylamino)-4'-nitroazobenzene / / C16H18N4O3 / 136.8 [2]
2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylnitrobenzene / / C18H29NO2 / 96.4 [2]

Table S.2.

Energetic molecules, their molecular structures and experimental sublimation enthalpies which were used in validation set

Name / Molecular structure / Formula / DsubH (exp)/kJ mol-1 /
Trinitromethane / / CHN3O6 / 45.2 [2]
Methyldinitramine / / CH3N3O4 / 52.0 [1]
Nitroguanidine (NQ) / / CH4N4O2 / 142.7 [6]
Hexanitroethane / / C2N6O12 / 70.7 [2]
1H-1,2,4-triazole / / C2H3N3 / 80.7 [2]
1-Methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-amine / / C2H5N5 / 116.4 [2]
N,N-Dimethylnitramide / / C2H6N2O2 / 41.4 [1]
1,3-Diiodo-1,1,3,3-tetranitropropane / / C3H2I2N4O8 / 111.0 [1]
1,1,1,2,2-Pentanitropropane / / C3H3N5O10 / 77.4 [2]
1,3,3-Trinitroazetidine (TNAZ) / / C3H4N4O6 / 106.2 [3]
1,3,5-Trinitroso-1,3,5-triazinane (TTT) / / C3H6N6O3 / 112.1 [2]
1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazinane (RDX) / / C3H6N6O6 / 134.3 [6]
1-Chloro-1,1,3,3-tetranitrobutane / / C4H5ClN4O8 / 91.6 [1]
Bis (2,2,2-trinitroethyl) amine / / C4H5N7O12 / 80.8 [2]
1,1,1,4-Tetranitrobutane / / C4H6N4O8 / 99.6 [2]
4-Nitromorpholine / / C4H8N2O3 / 81.6 [1]
1,4-Dinitropiperazine / / C4H8N4O4 / 111.3 [2]
1,1,1,3,5,5,5-Heptanitropentane / / C5H5N7O14 / 111.7 [2]
3,5-Dimethyl-4-nitrosopyrazole / / C5H7N3O / 102.9 [2]
Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) / / C5H8N4O12 / 150.4 [6]
2,4-Dichloro-1-nitrobenzene / / C6H3Cl2NO2 / 87.8 [2]
1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene (TNB) / / C6H3N3O6 / 107.3 [6]
2,4,6-Trinitrophenol (Picric acid) / / C6H3N3O7 / 105.1 [6]
1-Chloro-2-nitrobenzene / / C6H4ClNO2 / 80.9 [2]
1-Bromo-4-nitrobenzene / / C6H4BrNO2 / 86.6 [2]
4-Chloro-2-nitrophenol / / C6H4ClNO3 / 87.6 [2]
1,3-Dinitrobenzene / / C6H4N2O4 / 87.0 [2]
2,3-Dinitrophenol / / C6H4N2O5 / 96.6 [1]
2,5-Dinitrophenol / / C6H4N2O5 / 93.4 [1]
2-Chloro-4,6-dinitroaniline / / C6H4ClN3O4 / 115.0 [2]
1-Azido-4-nitrobenzene / / C6H4N4O2 / 81.0 [1]
2-Nitrophenol / / C6H5NO3 / 73.3 [2]
3-Nitrophenol / / C6H5NO3 / 91.2 [2]
4-Nitrophenol / / C6H5NO3 / 92.4 [2]
4-Nitrobenzene-1,2-diol / / C6H5NO4 / 121.1 [1]
Methyl 5-nitrofuran-2-carboxylate / / C6H5NO5 / 104.2 [2]
2-Nitroaniline / / C6H6N2O2 / 89.0 [2]
3-Nitroaniline / / C6H6N2O2 / 96.5 [2]
4-Nitroaniline / / C6H6N2O2 / 101.4 [2]
(2,4-Dinitrophenyl) hydrazine / / C6H6N4O4 / 124.3 [8]
4,10-Dinitro-2,6,8,12-tetraoxa-4,10-diazaisowurtzitane (TEX) / / C6H6N4O8 / 123.4 [3]
2,4,6,8,10,12-Hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) / / C6H6N12O12 / 168.7 [3]
N,N-Bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) nitramide / / C6H10N6O10 / 99.2 [2]
Bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) amine / / C6H11N5O8 / 105.4 [2]
Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) / / C6H12N2O6 / 76.2 [9]
3-Nitrobenzonitrile / / C7H4N2O2 / 92.8 [2]
4-Nitrobenzonitrile / / C7H4N2O2 / 91.1 [2]
2,4-Dinitrobenzoic acid / / C7H4N2O6 / 135.0 [2]
2-Nitrobenzoic acid / / C7H5NO4 / 118.7 [2]
5-Nitro-1,3-benzodioxole / / C7H5NO4 / 97.4 [2]
2-Methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNT) / / C7H5N3O6 / 113.2 [6]
2-Methoxy-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene / / C7H5N3O7 / 111.2 [6]
(Dinitromethyl) benzene / / C7H6N2O4 / 76.1 [2]
1-Methyl-2,4-dinitrobenzene / / C7H6N2O4 / 99.6 [2]
4-Methyl-1,2-dinitrobenzene / / C7H6N2O4 / 99.6 [2]
1-Methyl-4-nitrobenzene / / C7H7NO2 / 74.8 [2]
Tris (2,2,2-trinitroethoxy) methane / / C7H7N9O21 / 150.0 [1]
2-(2-Nitrophenyl) acetyl chloride / / C8H6ClNO3 / 103.6 [2]
2-(3-Nitrophenyl) acetyl chloride / / C8H6ClNO3 / 109.1 [2]
2-Chloro-1-phenylethan-1-one / / C8H7ClO / 90.7 [2]
2,3-Dihydro-6-nitro-1,4-benzodioxin / / C8H7NO4 / 100.6 [2]
3-Methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO4 / 124.4 [2]
3-Methyl-4-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO4 / 119.3 [2]
4-Methyl-3-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO4 / 118.6 [2]
4-Methoxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid / / C8H7NO5 / 131.2 [2]
2-Ethoxy-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene / / C8H7N3O7 / 120.5 [2]
5-Nitroindoline / / C8H8N2O2 / 109.8 [2]
8-Nitroquinoline / / C9H6N2O2 / 106.7 [2]
(5-Nitrofuran-2-yl) methylene diacetate / / C9H9NO7 / 126.0 [1]
2,4,6-Trimethyl nitrobenzene / / C9H11NO2 / 78.6 [2]
3,3,6,6,9,9-Hexamethyl-1,2,4,5,7,8-hexaoxonane / / C9H18O6 / 72.5 [7]
1-Nitronaphthalene / / C10H7NO2 / 95.1 [2]
2,2-Dinitroadamantane / / C10H14N2O4 / 96.4 [2]
2-Nitroadamantane-2-carbonitrile / / C11H14N2O2 / 70.0 [1]
Bis(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)amine (Hexyl) / / C12H5N7O12 / 171.6 [3]
4-Nitroazobenzene / / C12H9N3O2 / 110.0 [2]
2,4-Dinitro-N-phenylaniline / / C12H9N3O4 / 147.6 [2]
4-Amino-4'-nitroazobenzene / / C12H10N4O2 / 123.0 [2]
1-(tert-Butyl)-3,5-dimethyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene / / C12H15N3O6 / 100.4 [2]
2-Nitrofluorene / / C13H9NO2 / 114.2 [2]
4'-Nitro-2-methylaminoazobenzene / / C13H12N4O2 / 134.7 [2]
1,4-Dinitroanthracene-9,10-dione / / C14H6N2O6 / 131.0 [2]
9-Nitroanthracene / / C14H9NO2 / 115.4 [2]
Benzoic (cyclohexyl carbonic) peroxyanhydride / / C14H16O5 / 96.2 [2]
1-(4-(tert-Butyl)-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dinitrophenyl)ethanone / / C14H18N2O5 / 107.9 [2]
N-[4-[(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)azo]phenyl] acetamide (Disperse yellow 3) / / C15H15N3O2 / 140.6 [1]
4-(N,N-Diethylamino)-4'-nitroazobenzene / / C16H18N4O2 / 151.5 [2]
(Peroxybis (methanetetrayl)) hexabenzene / / C38H30O2 / 158.1 [2]

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