Mechanism of the primary stages of decomposition of aliphatic nitro- and fluoronitronitramines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02498944

The primary stage of the decomposition of compounds RN(NO₂)CH₂C(NO₂)₂X is the homolytic cleavage of the C - NO₂ bond, at X = NO₂ and N - NO₂ bond at X = F. The inductive effect of substituents decreases the dissociation energies of the C - N and N - N bonds by 1-2 kcal mol^-1. Kinetic effects caused by the spatial interaction of groups and by stepwise decomposition of polyfunctional compounds are described.