Investigations on energetic nitro substituted cubanes

Abstract. Apart from computational studies, there is a lack in literature in regards to direct comparison between the energetic properties of cubane derivatives with varying levels of substitution. Their synthesis is presented as well as characterization by NMR spectroscopy, DSC and sensitivity measurements. The energetic properties of some polysubstituted energetic cubane derivatives were determined and compared. The energetic parameters were calculated using the EXPLO-5 program, utilizing the density derived from X-ray crystallography/pycnometer and the heat of formation calculated with the Gaussian program package.