Primary Amine metathesis

Azides from nitrous oxide

Boron explosives

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=1244#p...

Dahl, G.H. & Schaeffer, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1961, 83, 3032
Borazine hydrochloride + Sodium tetrahydroborate -> Cyclotriborazane
2 B3N3H6.3HCl + 6 NaBH4 -> 2 B3N3H12 + 6 NaCl + 3 B2H6

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/pdfs/33098_...
( page 539 )
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/hydrogen/research/pdf/FY02_Technoeco...
( page 9 , also has excellent bibliographic references )


http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?action=att...
Observing the structure of Tri-aminoborane it is immediately apparent each ring
atom has 4 bonds, indicating that this is the cyclic trimer of Aminoborane joined
by 3 coordination bonds.
Reacting this with Nitrous Oxide should yield Azidodiazoboron
3(:NH2-BH2 ) + 6 N2O -> 6 H2O + 3 N3-BN2
N3-BN2 -> BN +2 N2

The question pending is weather the oxygen from N2O will instead bond to boron
or not.

http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/review06/bes_st2_autrey....
http://www.iphe.net/Storage%20-%20Lucca/posters_PDFs/CH1%20A...

[Edited on 27-9-2006 by franklyn]

Nitro from Ozone

2 )

Hydroxylamine reacts with ozone to form nitric acid:
H2NOH + O3 -> H2O + HNO3 . . . ( curious but not useful )

Cyanamide may react with ozone to form Nitrocyanate:
H2N-CN + O3 -> H2O + NO2-CN . . .
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=925
this could serve as a plasticizer for hexanitrobenzene or octanitrocubane
just as teranitromethane does for trinitrotoluene and trinitrobenzene



Cyanamide above here on the left forms into the cyclic trimer Melamine
( Triaminotriazine ) seen on the right. Just as it's monomer above does ,
this may react with ozone to form Trinitrotriazine.
(=N-C(NH2)=)3 + 3 O3 -> 3H2O + (=N-C(NO2)=)3


Trinitromelamine discussed here
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=173#pi...

Ozonides

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=6342#p...

Benzene Triozonide

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=1181#p...

Despite their straight forward application , obtaining or producing nitrous oxide
or ozone is the chief obstacle to their use , unless something like the plasmoid
production of nitric oxide can be devised.
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=4092#p...

How Nitrous Oxide may be prepared http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide

Ozone is produced by high voltage applied between two coaxially arranged
electrodes, creating a corona discharge inside a quartz glass tube. The electrodes
are separated from each other by a dielectric and two discharge chambers,
through which gas flows.


Some of the oxygen molecules in the input gas break down in the electric field
and immediately attach themselves to free oxygen molecules, forming ozone.
Efficieny is perhaps 10% since ionizing the oxygen or air imput also heats it,
thus to prevent heat disassociation of the ozone created, supplemental cooling
is required. Small units are air cooled, larger outputs require water cooling.
All industrial-scale ozone generators make use of this method. Because ozone is
very reactive, it is also unstable. It cannot therefore be stored and has to be
produced where and when it is needed.

Worldwide less than 300 million dollars annually is spent on ozonation machines
so there are few manufacturers of commercially available units, and these are
mostly home air and water purifiers of low output less than 2 grams per hour.
The output can be increased by 5 times just by using a membrane type
" oxygen generator " or concentrator to separate oxygen from air. Ozone is
produced in concentration from 6 to 12 percent of the processed oxygen.
Units that integrate both oxygen generation as a feedstock for the ozonizer are
very few, requiring their separate purchase and flow matching. Typical costs for
just an ozonizer is from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. Consider to
spend about 100 dollars per gram of hourly output. Power required is around
150 watts per 10 grams of output per hour..

Clearly not all reactions result in metastable products. Hydrazine is completely
oxidized by ozone. Hydrogen peroxide will interact with ozone to form Trioxidane.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trioxidane


It's fleeting existence may however be rendered somewhat more stable if it is
allowed to form trioxidane in the solid phase somewhat like chlorine absorbed by
caustic soda to form hypochlorite.
I propose that Sodium Percarbonate may form a metastable Trioxidane compound
by reacting with ozone.
Urea is also oxidized by ozone so it's peroxide unfortunately cannot serve the
same purpose.
(NH2)2CO + O3 -> N2 + CO2 + 2 H2O

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Di(halo)amines from halogens

3 )

Halogens will replace hydrogen attached to nitrogen

Here are current applications of Fluoro amines
http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat6395899b1.pdf
http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat6417355b1.pdf

Hexachloromelamine
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1705...

This appears to be an explosive given the dichloramine groups.

A related thread is here _
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=2945#p...

Pentafluoroguanidine
http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C10051066&Units...
FN:C(NF2)2


Is a liquid , this , and several of its adducts with alcohols, are shatteringly
powerful explosives, if I have correctly analysed its thermodynamic potential
2CNF(NF2)2 -> 2CF4 + 3N2 + F2
3300 kcal/kg . . . in a word , W O W !

While a molecular Boro Fluoramine compound is conspicuosly absent at present
this does not preclude a binary composition. Boron yields enormous energy.
4B + 3O2 -> 2B2O3
4300 kcal/kg
It seems reasonable that Pentafluoroguanidine may dissolve Diborane B2H6
http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C19287457&Units...

FN:C(NF2)2*B2H6 -> BF3 + BF2CN +N2 + 3H2

This of course will likely be a sensitive primary explosive , but does serve
to demonstrate the unexploited potential with such compounds.

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[Edited on 27-9-2006 by franklyn]

Derivatives of Guanidine

Aminoguanidine tautomers




DiAminoguanidine tautomers



These possess many nitrogen bonded hydrogens which can be exploited with
any of the above cited chemistry to form Azides by the action of Nitrous oxide ,
Nitroamines by the action of Ozone , or Haloamines by the action of halogens.



[Edited on 6-11-2007 by franklyn]

Would be nice to find the detailed conditions, or also how to depolymerise thusly produced melamine back to cyanamide...

Ozonolysis of Cyanuric Trihydrazide

Cyanuric Trihydrazide also known as Trihydrazinotriazine occurs in two tautomeric forms
which are the first top two structures shown below.
References _
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/ProxyServlet?objectHa...
http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C10105427&Units...
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=6627...
A minor mention of it here _
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=4094#p...


Treatment of this with ozone should yield Cyanuric Trinitroamine which similarly must occur
in two tautomeric forms each seen below it's precursor above.
It has not escaped my attention that the apparent acidity can be
exploited to form salts.

From what I can find this is not a known compound.
Hexahydrotrinitotriazine shown separately below is the nearest similar structure.


[Edited on 16-2-2008 by franklyn]

Hexahydrotrinitotriazine shown here is the nearest similar structure.

Quote:

Originally posted by franklyn 3 ) Halogens will replace hydrogen attached to nitrogen Here are current applications of Fluoro amines http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat6395899b1.pdf http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat6417355b1.pdf Hexachloromelamine http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1705... This appears to be an explosive given the dichloramine groups.

Caged and polymer Triazine (sym)dinitrohydrazides

Not another flight of fancy you say
It occurred to me that the charge neutral Nitrogen trioxide free radical could be
applied to the oxidation of primary amines and adding there a nitro functional group.
Unlike ozone which replaces the two hydrogens of the amine with two of oxygen ,
oxidation by the O2N=O radical attaches a nitro functional group forming a nitroamine
but additionally leaves a remaining free bond on the amine.

This secondary free radical will immediately bond to another like it to form a composite
with these two nitroamines , a symetrical dinitrohydrazo functional group.
Because of its fleeting existence ( two moles of NO3 combine to form one of O2
and two of NO2 ) it's a major challenge to both produce NO3 in situo and avail it
of intimate proximity with the intended reducing agent. An intriquing solution to
this was originated many years ago and is cited in COPAE on pages 228 and 229 ,
which is available in the forum library and is also discussed here _
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=6279
and here _
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=1716#p...
I quote :
" A platinum gauze anode is used. It is immersed in an acetone solution of calcium
nitrate which is kept continuously saturated with ethylene which is bubbled through
in such manner that it sweeps over the surface of the platinum gauze. "

U P D A T E
I understand the use of acetone as a non-participatory solvent is needed to obviate
the formation of nitric acid as well as be miscible with the other organics. One cannot
evade the presence of water since it is a principal product in this supposed proceedure
in which I propose ammonium nitrate be subjected to electrolysis to provide the nitrate
ion precursors for NO3 radical formation. One can nevertheless greatly minimize such
exposure by partitioning with two solvents as I describe below.
A deep glass pan will be needed on the bottom of which will be placed the anode ( + ).
This can be platinum foil if you fancy or a sintered graphite automotive gasket for
expedience and thrift. This is to be connected to a wire of teflon insulation with a strip
of foil then heavily covered with epoxy to protect these metals from corrosion. Situated
above this horizontally on some glass struts will be the cathode ( - ) comprised of
stainless steel wire mesh similarly connected to the power source. The entire assembly
is to be submerged in the pan.

Prepare a solution of melamine by adding this to hot water in the pan until saturated.
To this then add the ammonium nitrate which being extremely soluble will displace the
melamine which precipitates on top of the anode on the bottom. To this then one can
introduce a second solvent which is denser than water and immiscible with it, what
water is formed can be segregated into the upper aqueous phase to obviate hydrolysis
reactions. Dichloromethane sparingly miscible in water < 1.3% fulfills this need quite
well and may be introduced through a pipet last just before proceeding with electrolysis.
Another question is will it inhibit or present a barrier to anion permeability. A further
practicle consideration is that temperature should be kept as low as possible , near
to freezing to conserve the volatile dichloromethane. Placement of the pan within
another larger pan containing salted ice will serve the purpose . For comparison ,
ozonolysis is usually done in dichloromethane at the temperature of dry ice also to
minimize decomposition of the ozonides produced.

Now turn on the power.
The reaction looks to be straight forward. NH4 cations migrate to the cathode above
to release hydrogen and ammonia which can be vented or fed through a fume hood
( polyethylene bag taped around the rim of the pan ) to a fountain for collection.
The hydrogen can safely be flared from there.
NO3 nitrate anions will migrate down through the precipitated melamine and have
their charge neutralized at which point this supposed synthesis will take place. What
water is produced that transiently forms nitric acid will itself be electrolyzed into
Hydronium cations ( thereby be purged upward ) and reconstitute the nitrate anion.
In figure 1 is an Argus lab ( http://www.arguslab.com ) depiction of the
trinitroamino triazine ( melamine ) radical to be formed.
What happens next is the point of this speculation.

Figure 1

C L I C K F O R F U L L S I Z E ( Then click that image again )
http://img156.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=07978_Trinitroami...


Tetrahedral hexa(sym)dinitrohydrazo tetratriazine ( Figure 2 )
Structurally analogous to Hexamethylenetetramine in which instead of six methylenes
there is are six dinitrohydrazo groups joining four triazine rings instead of single amines.

Figure 2

C L I C K F O R F U L L S I Z E ( Then click that image again )
http://img137.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=08787_Tetrahedra...


Octahedral Deca(sym)dinitrohydrazo octatriazine ( Figure 3 )
With eight triazine rings it is much larger and for this reason less likely to form in any
meaningful quantity.

Figure 3

C L I C K F O R F U L L S I Z E ( Then click that image again )
http://img150.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=09166_Octahedral_...


A cubic form is not possible , this would require four way bonding. Larger three
way bonded platonic or geodesic variants are likely only imaginable. All of these
can occur in one of two chiral enantiomers.

Because it is less strained than discrete molecules the most realistic result is the
polymer formation shown here _

Figure 4

C L I C K F O R F U L L S I Z E ( Then click that image again )
http://img107.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=09284_PolyTrinit...

The tendancy of a molecular sheet to warp and roll into a cylinder shape suggests
that tubes analogous to carbon nanotubes may be formed.
Unstructured amorphous polymer without defined plane formation can also result.

One final thought on this for the discrete tetrahedral molecule is that an ammonium
ion might serve to coordinate its formation and in this process become enclosed and
encapsulated within the surrounding cage. There is enough room within for a small
molecule and the nitrogen ring atoms at each apex provide a preferential locus for
the hydrogens. Similar to cations in which crown ether encloses a positive ion, the
enclosed ammonium provides a net postive charge to the whole molecule which then
will migrate up to the cathode to neutralization its charge. What can result is that
you end up with a neutral molecule containing an ammonia atom and what ?
mono-atomic hydrogen ? But only if that is not able to escape or bond to its host.



C L I C K F O R F U L L S I Z E ( Then click that image again )
http://img24.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=49159_ammonium_Tet...

Thank you for your time and I welcome your derision.

The attached *.zip file contains the Argus lab files of the molecules depicted if you
care to investigate this further.
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Tri-dinitrourea Di-triaminobenzene

U P D A T E

Bi(sym) Dinitrourea

In the same setup as above here , subjecting an aqueous mix of Urea
and Ammonium Nitrate to electrolysis should form and condense two
mols Dinitrourea so _

2 [ H2N.CO.NH2 + 2 ONO2 -> 2 H2O + (-NNO2 )2:CO ] -> ( O2NN-NNO2 )2(CO)2

forming Bi(sym) Dinitrourea pictured here _

Related structures _
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=6042#p...

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