Thermochemical properties of 2-oxo-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane in dimethyl sulfoxide

The dissolution properties of 2-oxo-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (Keto-RDX) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were studied by using a RD496-2000 Calvet microcalorimeter at four different temperatures under atmospheric pressure. The heat effects, molar enthalpies (Δ diss H), and differential enthalpies (Δ dif H) of dissolution were determined. Furthermore, the corresponding kinetic equations describing the dissolution processes at the four experimental temperatures are dα/dt = 10−2.43 (1 − α)0.63 (T = 298.15 K), dα/dt = 10−2.41 (1 − α)0.67 (T = 303.15 K), dα/dt = 10−2.40 (1 − α)0.75 (T = 308.15 K), and dα/dt = 10−2.38 (1 − α)0.76 (T = 313.15 K). The determined values of the activation energy E and pre-exponential factor A for the dissolution process are 5.99 kJ mol−1 and 10−1.38 s−1, respectively.