The benzyl group plays a crucial role in the synthesis of CL-20 precursor HBIW by reducing energy barriers through pi-pi stack interactions. The study revealed the formation of 16 intermediates with different chiralities, only some of which can lead to the final product.
As one of the most important energetic material molecules, hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) can only be synthesized using an amine with a benzyl group. Moreover, the reaction mechanism remains unexplored and the special role of the benzyl group has not been revealed. To address these issues, we perform an extensive theoretical study to investigate the synthesis mechanism of CL-20 precursor HBIW by employing density functional theory. Our calculated results demonstrate that the benzyl group can reduce the energy of the intermediate and the energy barrier of the rate-determining step due to the pi-pi stack interaction between two benzene rings of the benzyl group. For the first time, we revealed that the reactions can produce 16 intermediates with different chiralities during the formation of the first two side fivemembered rings and only two of which can further form the bottom sixmembered ring and finally obtain the product HBIW. The steric hindrance effect of the benzyl group leads to the formation of a higher-energy intermediate first, thereby providing an opportunity to correct the wrong chirality. All of these factors make the diimine with the benzyl group the most suitable reactant for the synthesis of CL-20.
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