Effect of Aziridino[60]fullerenes on Thermal Stability of Nitrocellulose

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Effect of Aziridino[60]fullerenes on Thermal Stability of Nitrocellulose

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A series of aziridino[60]fullerenes was synthesized by the reaction of octabromo[60]fullerene with various anilines. Their ability to absorb free radicals and acid gases was studied, and their potential applications as stabilizers in nitrocellulose-containing propellants were discussed. The structure of aziridino[60]fullerenes was characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction, NMR, HRMS, FT-IR, and UV-vis. The compatibilities of aziridino[60]fullerenes with nitrocellulose and their stabilization effect on nitrocellulose were evaluated by methyl violet, differential thermal analysis, isothermal weight loss, and vacuum stability test methods. The results reveal that aziridino[60]fullerenes have more excellent compatibility and stability than the traditional stabilizers DPA and C2. Moreover, their stabilization mechanism was studied by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. The results show that aziridino[60]fullerenes could effectively eliminate the nitrogen oxides released by nitrocellulose autocatalysis, and they could be used as a new stabilizer for nitrocellulose-containing propellants.

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Solid propellant is a kind of energetic composite material that plays an important role in the development of missiles and aerospace technology (Sun et al. 2017; Luo et al. 2019; Chavez et al. 2008). Usually, it could be divided into double-base propellant, composite propellant (Bagalkote et al. 2018), and modified double-base propellant (Elbasuney et al. 2018). Double-base propellant contains a large number of nitrate esters such as nitrocellulose (NC) and nitroglycerin (NG). The activation energy of O-NO₂ bond breaking is about 167 KJ/mol, and the thermal sensitivity is high, which could reduce the initiation energy and improve the detonation performance of the propellant. Therefore, it is widely used in the military and civil fields. However, during long-term storage, autocatalytic decomposition reactions are likely to occur under severe conditions, such as high temperature, moisture, and acid (Chavez et al. 2008; Zayed et al. 2017; Trache et al. 2019; Zhao et al. 2007). The nitroxyl radicals and acid gases produced by thermolysis promote the autocatalytic decomposition of nitrate esters, thus reducing the performance of the propellant and leading to burning or even explosion (Elbasuney et al. 2018; Trache et al. 2018; Luo et al. 2019; Chai et al. 2019). A small number of chemical stabilizers could be added to absorb the nitrogen oxides to achieve the purpose of inhibiting autocatalytic decomposition to prolong the service life of solid propellants and explosives (Li et al. 2020; Chelouche et al. 2019; Tang et al. 2017; Lindblom et al. 2002; Lussier et al. 2000). The commonly used traditional stabilizers at present are mainly divided into anilines and phenylurea (Krumlinde et al. 2017; Wilker et al. 2007; Bohn et al. 2009), such as diphenylamine (DPA), 2-nitrodiphenylamine (2-NDPA), N-methyl-p-nitro aniline (MNA), N,N'-diethyl-N,N'-diphenylurea (C1), N,N'-dimethyl-N,N'-diphenylurea (C2), 1,1-diphenylurea (AKI), and 3-methyl-1,1-diphenylurea (AKII) (Asthana et al. 1989; Drzyzga et al. 2003; Lussier et al. 2006; Asthana et al. 1989). DPA, 2-NDPA, and MNA could absorb nitrogen-oxygen acid gases through chemical reactions, inhibit the autocatalytic decomposition of NC, and improve the stability of propellants. However, the strong alkalinity of aniline stabilizer also promotes the saponification reaction of nitrate esters, which reduces the chemical stability of the propellant. Phenylurea stabilizers, such as C1, C2, AKI, and AKII, could reduce the alkalinity of the amine group due to the strong electron-withdrawing effect of the carbonyl group, which effectively delays the saponification, but weaken the ability to remove nitrogen-oxygen acid gas (Vennerstrom et al. 1987; Purves et al. 1950; WPC et al. 2015; Katoh et al. 2007). In addition, the obvious shortcoming of the traditional stabilizer is the poor ability to scavenge nitroxyl radicals. Therefore, a chemical stabilizer that could absorb acidic gases and nitroxyl radicals must be urgently developed.

Fullerene is a zero-dimensional conjugated spherical molecule with excellent physical and chemical properties, including high thermal stability, oxidation resistance, and acid corrosion resistance (Proto 1997; Li et al. 2012; Montellano et al. 2011; Yan et al. 2016; McEwen et al. 1992). It is a sort of ideal material for the construction of chemical stabilizers, it could effectively remove various free radicals in the environmental system and have good compatibility with NC. [60]Fullerene is the only carbon material with a highly symmetrical structure in the fullerene family. In its 32-hedral structure, 60 carbon atoms are hybridized with sp^2.28, and each carbon atom provides an unhybridized p orbital. The side of the p orbital overlaps to form a non-planar conjugated delocalized large π system (Krusic et al. 1991; Taylor et al. 1993; Closs et al. 1992). C₆₀ can accept six electrons, demonstrating electron-deficient characteristics, and it has a great ability to absorb free radicals. The introduction of external groups could enhance the ability to scavenge free radicals through the chemical modification of fullerenes. Typically, Bingel, Prato, and F-C derivative methods were used to combine fullerenes with traditional stabilizers to design and synthesize a series of new fullerene cyclopropanes and pyrrolidines derivatives with dual-functional stability (Li et al. 2020; Ding et al. 2019; Chai et al. 2020; Liao et al. 2021; Ishida et al. 2000; Jin et al. 2015). The thermal stability performance of fullerene-based materials to NC is better than that of DPA, C2, and other traditional stabilizers. Here, a series of aziridino[60]fullerenes synthesized by the nucleophile reaction of octabromo[60]fullerene C₆₀Br₈ with the corresponding p-alkyl aniline or p-alkoxy aniline was obtained according to our previous work (Xiong et al. 2023). Their compatibility and stability to NC were discussed, and their potential applicability as a stabilizer in double-base propellants was explored.

2.1 Synthesis process

The synthetic route is shown in Scheme 1. C₆₀ (200 mg) was added into a single-necked round-bottom flask. Then, 15 mL of Br₂ was poured, stirred, and reacted at room temperature for 15 min (Troshinn et al. 2003; Troshinn et al. 2004; Birkett et al. 1992; Xiao et al. 1994). After the reaction was completed, a sand core funnel was used for vacuum filtering, and the filtered solid was washed three times with saturated sodium bromide solution and distilled water to remove a small amount of Br₂ adsorbed on the surface. Finally, it was vacuum-dried to constant weight to obtain a bright black solid C₆₀Br₈ (365 mg, 97%).

Table 1

Yields of 2a–e and 3a–c.
Sbstrates	Products	Yield(%)
1a	2a	26
1a	3a	18
1b	2b	25
1b	3b	20
1c	2c	29
1c	3c	24
1d	2d	23
1e	2e	25

Aziridino[60]fullerenes were synthesised according to previous work (Xiong et al. 2023). In detail, C₆₀Br₈ (200 mg, 0.1471 mmol) was placed in a 50 mL single-necked round bottom flask, added with 20 mL of toluene, and sonicated until it was dissolved. Then, 1a–e (7.35 mmol) was added and stirred at room temperature for 120 min. After the reaction, the reaction solution was distilled under reduced pressure at 45 ℃ to remove toluene to obtain a brown-black oily liquid. Then, silica gel column separation by CS₂ was performed to obtain fuchsia solutions of mono-aziridino[60]fullerenes 2a–e and bis-aziridino[60]fullerenes 3a–c, illustrated in scheme 1. The yields of 2a–e and 3a–c are shown in Table 1.

2.2 Materials and methods

All the sbstrates were purchased from Aladdin. The solvents were purchased from Kelong Chemical Reagents Corporation. C₆₀ (purity > 99.9%) was obtained from Puyang Yongxin Fullerene Technology Corporation. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were collected using a Bruker AVANCE III 600 MHz spectrometer, CDCl₃ and CS₂ as mixed solvents, and TMS as the internal standard. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was recorded with a Nicolet-5700 FT-IR spectrometer using pressed KBr pellet in the range of 4000 cm^− 1 to 400 cm^− 1. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectra was recorded using a UV-1600 spectrophotometer with CHCl₃ as the solution. High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) was performed by MALDI-TOF in negative-ion mode with DCTB as the matrix. Data collection of single crystal was performed on a Smart Apex CCD diffractometer (Bruker) equipped with graphite monochromatism Cu Kα radiation (λ = 1.54184) using the ω and φ scan modes. A WCR-1B instrument under air atmosphere was used for differential thermal analysis (DTA). Vacuum stability test (VST) was executed by YC-1 from Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute. Thermogravimetric (TG) analysis was undertaken with a 209 F1 model from NETZSCH of Germany. Free radical signal intensity was measured by electron spin-resonance spectroscopy with instrument of Bruker-EMX nano.

Table 2

Composition of the base component.
Samples	Stabilizers	NC (wt%)	Stabilizers (wt%)
S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7 S-8 S-9 S-10 S-11	None DPA C2 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 3a 3b 3c	100 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97	0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

The effects of aziridino[60]fullerenes on the thermal stability of nitrocellulose were investigated and contrasted with DPA and C2. Samples of NC/stabilizers containing different stabilizers were prepared using the solvent evaporation technique. In a nutshell, stabilizers (30 mg) were dissolved in 20 mL of carbon disulfide to form a homogenous system and which was added to a beaker containing 970 mg’s NC subsequently. Then, the NC was dispersed in fullerene derivatives solution and stirred magnetically for 1-1.5 hours to acquire uniform blending mixes (NC/stabilizers). As the solvent evaporated spontaneously under ultrasonic, aziridino[60]fullerene well-proportioned disseminated over the NC surface. Finally, the mixes were dried for 48 hours in a vacuum oven at 60°C to get a uniform and dry combination, the composition of the base component was given in Table 2. Methyl violet, vacuum stability test (VST), and thermogravimetric (TG) analysis methods were applied to compare and evaluate the stability performance of aziridino[60]fullerene with DPA and C2. 2.2.1 Differential Thermal Analysis

DTA was applied to assess the thermal decomposition performance of pure NC and NC/stabilizers mixtures at a specified heating rate, and obtain their decomposition peak temperatures. The compatibility of aziridino[60]fullerene with NC was evaluated by comparing the difference in peak temperature. Under the guidance of NATO-STANAG-4147 standard method, 1.00 mg equal proportion of mixed sample was placed in an aluminum crucible. The test atmosphere was N₂, the flow rate was 50 mL/min, and the heating rate was 10°C/min. The decomposition peak temperature was recorded and compared with the peak temperature of pure NC. If the exothermic peak temperature increment of the mixed sample is less than 4°C compared with that of pure NC, they are compatible (Yan et al. 2008).

2.2.2 Methyl violet test

Methyl violet test possesses the superiority of fast, intuitive, and reliability, and it is the conventional method for evaluating the stability of explosives. Under the guidance of GJB-770 B-2005 national military standard method, 300 mg of mixed samples was placed at the bottom of the test tube and in a methyl violet test paper at the distance of 3.0 cm from the surface of the mixed samples. At the test temperature of 134.5°C, the nitrogen-oxygen acid gas generated by the thermal decomposition of NC changed the methyl violet test paper from purple to orange. The stability of aziridino[60]fullerene to NC was evaluated by discoloration time. The longer the discoloration time, the better the stability.

2.2.3 Vacuum stability test

In VST, a certain amount of sample was heated and decomposed to release gas under constant volume and temperature, and the pressure derived from nitrogen-oxygen acid gas released was detected by a pressure sensor during the measurement. Then, the pressure was converted into the gas volume under the standard state. The larger the gas volume was, the worse the stability performance. In accordance with the GJB-772A-97 standard method, the test temperature was 100°C, the amount of the samples was 100 mg, and the test time was 48 hours. The calculation formula for the gas volume released (V_H) is as follows:

$${V}_{H}=2.69\times {10}^{-3}\frac{P}{T}({V}_{0}-{V}_{G})$$

P(Pa) is gas pressure; ${V}_{0}$(mL) is reactor volume; ${V}_{G}$(mL) is sample volume; T(K) is the experimental temperature.

2.2.4 Thermogravimetric test

In the isothermal TG test, an appropriate amount of sample was placed in an aluminum crucible, the sample was kept at a specific temperature for some time and record the thermal weight loss was recorded. The stability performance was evaluated by the weight loss rate of mixed samples. In general, the higher the weight loss rate, the worse the thermal stability. The experiment was guided by the GJB-772A-97 national military standard method. The test temperature was 135°C, the atmosphere was N₂, the flow rate was 40 mL/min, and the testing time was 360 min.

2.2.5 Electron spin resonance test

The Bruker-EMX nano instrument was used for spectral analysis to determine the ability of aziridino[60]fullerene to scavenge nitroxyl radicals. The central magnetic field was 3373.05 G, the scanning width was 150.0 G, and the g value was 2.0400. SNP (2 mM), FeSO₄ (20 mM), DETC (40 mM), and aziridino[60]fullerene of different concentrations (3.2, 1.6, 0.8, 0.4, and 0.2 mM) were oscillated uniformly. After complete mixing, 50 µL of the sample mixture was loaded into glass capillary and then inserted into the capillary scaffold of an ESR spectrometer to record the signal peak intensity. The formula for calculating the free radical clearance rate (X) is as follows:

$$X=\frac{{I}_{0}-{I}_{C}}{{I}_{0}}\times 100\%$$

I ₀ is the ESR signal intensity of the blank sample, and I_c is the ESR signal intensity of NO· after the addition of aziridino[60]Fullerene.

3.1 Characterization

For the structural characterization of 2a–c and 3a–c, we have reported in previous work.⁴⁶ The structure of products 2d–e were also characterized by NMR, HRMS, FT-IR, and UV-vis, shown in ESI. In the ¹H NMR spectrum of 2e, the benzene ring exhibits two sets of double peaks at δ 7.57 (d, J = 8.34 Hz, 2H) and 7.32 ppm (d, J = 8.40 Hz, 2H), and the signal peaks of methyl hydrogen and methylene hydrogen appear individually at δ 2.75 (q, J = 7.56 Hz, 2H) and 1.34 (t, J = 7.56 Hz, 3H), the integral area ratio is 2:2:2:3. The ¹³C NMR spectrum of 2e contains 15 signals derived from the fullerene core. δ 130.58, 128.61, 127.67, and 121.50 ppm are assigned to the benzene ring carbon on the exterior group, 83.75 ppm to the sp³ carbon on the fullerene carbon cage, and 28.79 and 15.86 ppm to methylene carbon and methyl carbons, respectively. The HRMS of 2e shows the matching [M]⁻ ion peak, which confirms the molecular structure. Additionally, corresponding signals may also be observed in the NMR and HRMS spectra of 2d. The results indicate that we successfully synthesized aziridino[60]fullerenes.

3.2 Application of potential nitrocellulose-based propellant stabilizer

3.2.1 Compatibility assessment

As shown in Fig. 1, the DTA curve of pure NC showed that the exothermic peak temperature was 195.58°C. The exothermic peak temperatures of S-2–S-11 were 196.02, 196.04, 196.13, 196.47, 197.09, 196.26, 196.88, 197.32, 197.53, and 197.95 ℃, respectively, which were 0.44, 0.46, 0.55, 0.89, 1.51, 0.68, 1.30, 1.74, 1.95, and 2.37°C higher than that of pure NC, respectively, indicating that aziridino[60]fullerene has excellent compatibility with NC and the traditional stabilizers DPA and C2.

3.2.2 Methyl violet test

The color change time of S-1–S-11 is shown in Fig. 2. The complete decomposition period of NC was extended by 11–71 min, and the order followed S-11 > S-10 > S-9 > S-6 > S-8 > S-5 > S-7 > S-4 > S-3 > S-2 > S-1. Therefore, the stability of the stabilizers to NC was 3c > 3b > 3a > 2c > 2e > 2b > 2d > 2a > C2 > DPA. The experimental results revealed that aziridino[60]fullerene has remarkable stability performance, better than C2 and DPA.

3.2.3 Stability test under vacuum conditions

Under standard conditions, the gas volume was calculated by the transformation equation. The gas volume per unit mass of S-3–S-11 was significantly lower than that of S-1 and S-2, as shown in Fig. 3, at 2.73, 2.47, 2.04, 1.95, 1.91, 1.81, 1.74, 1.49, 1.38, 1.29, and 1.26 mL/g, respectively. The order followed S-11 ˂ S-10 ˂ S-9 ˂ S-6 ˂ S-8 ˂ S-5 ˂ S-7 ˂ S-4 ˂ S-3 ˂ S-2 ˂ S-1. Therefore, the stability of the stabilizers to NC was 3c > 3b > 3a > 2c > 2e > 2b > 2d > 2a > C2 > DPA.

3.2.4 Stability test under isothermal conditions

As shown in Fig. 4, the weight-loss rates of S-1–S-11 were 17.15, 12.14, 11.66, 8.25, 6.79, 6.32, 7.61, 6.57, 5.96, 5.41 and 4.86%, respectively. The order followed S-11 ˂ S-10 ˂ S-9 ˂ S-6 ˂ S-8 ˂ S-5 ˂ S-7 ˂ S-4 ˂ S-3 ˂ S-2 ˂ S-1. The weight-loss rate of S-4–S-11 was significantly lower than that of S-1–S-3. Therefore, the stability performance of six stabilizers to NC was in the order 3c > 3b > 3a > 2c > 2e > 2b > 2d > 2a > C2 > DPA. The experimental results showed that the addition of aziridino[60]fullerene could improve the heat resistance and stability of NC, obviously superior to traditional stabilizers DPA and C2.

3.2.5 Ability to “capture” to free radicals

The ESR signals of 2a–e and 3a–c at different concentrations are depicted in Fig. 5. The strongest ESR signal intensity was detected by the ESR spectrometer in the blank samples, and it was much higher than after adding fullerene derivatives. In addition, the higher the concentration was, the lower the ESR signal intensity. As shown in Fig. 6a, 2a–e and 3a–c had different abilities to scavenge nitroxyl radicals at a unified concentration of 3.2 mM, and the order of free-radical scavenging capacity was 3c > 3b > 3a > 2c > 2e > 2b > 2d > 2a. The IC50 value was introduced to further determine the free radical scavenging ability. The free-radical scavenging rate of 2a–e and 3a–c was fitted at different concentrations (0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, and 3.2 mM), and the fitting curves are shown in Fig. 6b. The corresponding IC50 value was calculated through the fitting equation when η = 50%. The IC50 values of 2a–e and 3a–c were 0.92, 0.74, 0.54, 0.87, 0.57, 0.50, 0.43, and 0.24 mM, respectively, and the order followed 3c > 3b > 3a > 2c > 2e > 2b > 2d > 2a. The fitting equation and parameters are Eq. (3) and Table 2.

$$\eta =A{e}^{\frac{-c}{B}}+T$$

where η (%) is the NO· scavenging rate of aziridino[60]Fullerene and c (mM/L) is the concentration of aziridino[60]Fullerene.

Table 2

Fitting parameters of the aziridino[60]Fullerene at different concentrations for NO· scavenging rates.
Fullerene derivatives	A	B	C	R²
2a 2b 2c 2d	-66.81 -64.25 -65.14 -65.17	0.84 1.08 1.04 0.94	72.36 82.26 88.09 75.85	0.99 0.99 0.97 0.99
2e	-67.59	0.97	87.39	0.99
3a	-64.74	0.99	99.79	0.98
3b	-61.36	0.96	89.43	0.98
3c	-52.47	1.02	91.62	0.98

In conclusion, four mono-aziridino[60]fullerenes were synthesized and characterized by NMR, HRMS, FT-IR, UV-vis, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. DTA, methyl violet, VST, and TG test were introduced to evaluate the compatibility and stability of aziridino[60]fullerene to NC. The experimental results revealed that aziridino[60]fullerene had better thermal stability than C2 and DPA. Furthermore, the ability of aziridino[60]fullerene to absorb nitroxyl radicals was studied by ESR. The higher the concentration was, the stronger the absorption capacity. When the concentration was 3.2 mM, the free-radical scavenging rate of 3c reached 86.09%. These results revealed that aziridino[60]fullerene could effectively scavenge nitroxyl radicals, and the longer the carbon chain of the external group, the stronger the ability to absorb free radicals. Therefore, applying bifunctional fullerene derivatives to the field of stabilizers is of great importance.

Experimental characterization data

The structures of the 2a–c and 3a–c were previously reported, and the structural characterisation data for the 2d–e are as follows:

2d: ¹H NMR (600 MHz, CS₂ − CDCl₃) δ 7.53 (d, J = 8.28 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (d, J = 7.98 Hz, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (150 MHz, CS₂ − CDCl₃) δ 145.30, 145.21, 144.98, 144.88, 144.79, 144.63, 144.17, 143.94, 142.92, 142.34, 142.27, 142.05, 141.01, 140.79, 133.62(Ar-C), 130.29(Ar-C), 129.86(Ar-C), 121.55(Ar-C), 83.76(sp³-C), 21.32(Alkyl-C); HRMS (MALDI-TOF) m/z: M⁻ calcd for C₆₇H₇N 825.0578, found 825.0571.

2e: ¹H NMR (600 MHz, CS₂ − CDCl₃) δ 7.57 (d, J = 8.34 Hz, 2H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.40 Hz, 2H), 2.75 (q, J = 7.56 Hz, 2H), 1.34 (t, J = 7.56 Hz, 3H); ¹³C NMR (150 MHz, CS₂ − CDCl₃) δ 145.29, 145.20, 145.01, 144.86, 144.79, 144.63, 144.15, 143.93, 143.34, 142.91, 142.35, 142.25, 140.99, 140.78, 139.95, 130.58(Ar-C), 128.61(Ar-C), 127.67(Ar-C), 121.50(Ar-C), 83.75(sp³-C), 28.79(Alkyl-C), 15.86(Alkyl-C); HRMS (MALDI-TOF) m/z: M⁻ calcd for C₆₈H₉N 839.0735, found 839.0731.

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Jie Xiong and Shuang Feng jointly completed all experimental parts and the main thesis writing. Prof. Rufang Peng and Prof. Bo Jin provided project support and experimental guidance for the work, and revised the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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We are grateful for financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of China (project no. 51972278), Outstanding Youth Science and Technology Talents Program of Sichuan (no. 19JCQN0085), and Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials (Southwest University of Science and Technology, No. 22fksy18).

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Effect of Aziridino[60]fullerenes on Thermal Stability of Nitrocellulose

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1 Introduction

2 Experimental

2.1 Synthesis process

2.2 Materials and methods

2.2.2 Methyl violet test

2.2.3 Vacuum stability test

2.2.4 Thermogravimetric test

2.2.5 Electron spin resonance test

3 Results and discussion

3.1 Characterization

3.2 Application of potential nitrocellulose-based propellant stabilizer

3.2.1 Compatibility assessment

3.2.2 Methyl violet test

3.2.3 Stability test under vacuum conditions

3.2.4 Stability test under isothermal conditions

3.2.5 Ability to “capture” to free radicals

4 Conclusion

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