Synthesis of Energetic Nitrocarbamates from Polynitro Alcohols and Their Potential as High Energetic Oxidizers

A new synthesis strategy for the preparation of energetic carbamates and nitrocarbamates starting from readily available polynitro alcohols is introduced. The efficient synthesis of mainly new carbamates was performed with the reactive chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (CSI) reagent. The carbamates were nitrated using mixed acid to form the corresponding primary nitrocarbamates. The thermal stability of all synthesized compounds was studied using differential scanning calorimetry, and the energies of formation were calculated on the CBS-4 M level of theory. Detonation parameters and propulsion properties were determined with the software package EXPLO5 V6.02. Furthermore, for all new substances single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies were performed and are presented and discussed as Supporting Information.