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atmosphere at a flow rate of 25 ml min . The heating rate was
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3. Results and discussion
.1. Crystal structure analysis
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5 C min from ambient temperature to 500 C. The ther-
mogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed on a TA
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Propane-1,3-diaminium N,N -dinitroethylenediazanide, I
(Fig. 1), crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca.
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Instruments SDT-Q600 at a heating rate of 5 C min , from
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room temperature to 500 C. The FT–IR analysis was per-
formed on a PerkinElmer FT–IR Spectrum BX spectrometer
The unit cell contains both the diaminium cation and the
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EDNA anion. Atoms N5 and N6 of the cation are sp -
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in the region 4000–600 cm .
hybridized. The HN—NO groups of EDNA are deprotonated
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and have an anionic character. This is reflected in the shorter
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.2. Synthesis and crystallization
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N1—N2 [1.272 (2) A] and N3—N4 [1.269 (2) A] bond lengths
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Caution: EDNA (secondary explosive) and EDNA-derived
in the EDNA anion compared to those in free EDNA
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DNEDAM: 1.301 A). However, the bonds are slightly longer
salts are potentially explosive and should be handled only in
small amounts using proper safety equipment, including
gloves, safety glasses, lab coat and nonstatic generating
clothes.
The synthesis of EDNA was carried out using the following
modified method. A solution of 2-imidazolidone (2 g,
23.23 mmol) in the minimum amount of ice-cold 95% sulfuric
acid was added dropwise to a solution of sulfuric acid (15.8%),
nitric acid (66.7%) and water (17.5%) in an ice bath at 0 C.
The resulting mixture was stirred in the ice bath for 10 min and
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than typical double bonds, indicating the delocalization of the
negative charge as a result of resonance stabilization.
A Mogul Geometry Check within Mercury (Macrae et al.,
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2008) reveals that the two N—N—C angles on the EDNA
anion are unusual; the C1—N2—N1 and C2—N3—N4 angles
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are 113.65 (13) and 114.95 (13) , respectively. They deviate
significantly from that in free EDNA, which has a value of
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22.87 . This narrowing in the C—N—N angle can also be
ascribed to the above-stated resonance of delocalized charge/
anion resulting in steric hindrance. This observed narrowing
has only been observed in two other structures found in the
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then on an oil bath (at 45 C) for another 25 min. Addition of
ice-cold water to the reaction mixture resulted in precipitation
of the nitro intermediate 1,3-dinitro-2-imidazolidone. Hy-
drolysis of the intermediate with boiling water resulted in the
formation of EDNA as a white crystalline powder (yield:
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CSD, namely 1-amino-2-nitraminoethane (TIJKEC; 112.560 )
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and disodium ethane-1,2-bisnitramine (NAETNA; 113.421 ).
No unusual bond angles or torsion angles are observed in
the propane-1,3-diaminium cation. However, the anion of I
exhibits several deviations with respect to its torsion angles.
The N—N—C—C torsion angle changes to ꢁ176.08 (N1—
3.03 g, 87%).
The two title salts, i.e. propane-1,3-diaminium N,N -di-
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nitroethylenediazanide (I) and butane-1,4-diaminium N,N -
dinitroethylenediazanide (II), were synthesized by the addi-
tion of an aqueous solution of EDNA (0.100 g, 0.667 mmol) to
the corresponding aqueous solution of the diamine, i.e.
propane-1,3-diamine (0.049 g, 0.667 mmol) and butane-1,4-
diamine (0.058 g, 0.667 mmol), at room temperature. The
reaction mixture was allowed to crystallize by slow evapora-
tion, resulting in crystals of the EDNA–organic salts.
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N2—C1—C2) and 177.19 (N4—N3—C2—C1) compared to
free EDNA.
Data for I: sheet-like crystals; yield (after drying samples in
a vacuum desiccator for 24 h): 0.177 g, >100%. FT–IR (ATR;
s = symmetric and as = asymmetric): ꢆ
3164, 3074, 2916
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NH ), 2713, 2540, 1605, 1569, 1520, 1414 (NNO ) , 1293, 1253
3 2 s
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NNO ) , 1109, 1052, 966, 752, 723 cm .
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Data for II: block-like crystals; yield (after drying samples
in a vacuum desiccator for 24 h): 0.171 g, >100%. FT–IR
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ATR): ꢆmax 3164, 3063, 2916 (NH ), 2547, 1608, 1569, 1522,
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405 (NNO ) , 1340, 1295, 1255 (NNO ) , 1222, 1105, 1055,
2 s 2 as
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964, 751, 723 cm .
2.3. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement
details are summarized in Table 1. H atoms were located from
difference Fourier maps. All carbon-bound H atoms were
placed in calculated positions and refined using a riding-model
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approximation, with C—H = 0.95–1.00 A and U (H) =
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1.2U (C) for other H atoms. H atoms linked to N atoms were
located from difference Fourier electron-density maps and
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Figure 1
The molecular structures of (a) I and (b) II, with displacement ellipsoids
drawn at the 50% probability level. [Symmetry codes: (i) ꢁx, ꢁy + 1,
ꢁz + 2; (ii) ꢁx + 1, ꢁy + 2, ꢁz + 2.]
refined with restraints of the N—H bonds to distances of 0.89–
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0.91A and with U (H) = 1.2U (N).
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