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Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.128, No.45, 14728-14734, 2006
Atoms-in-molecules study of intra- and intermolecular bonding in the pentaerythritol tetranitrate crystal
Chemical bonding in the pentaerythritol tetranitrate crystal based on the experimental electron density obtained from X-ray diffraction data at 100 K and theoretical calculations at the experimental molecular geometry have been analyzed in terms of the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules. Features of the intra- and intermolecular bond critical points and the oxygen atom lone-pair locations are discussed. Numerous intermolecular bonding interactions, including O center dot center dot center dot H and O center dot center dot center dot O, have been found and characterized. Atomic charges and atomic energies were integrated and compared with those for similar compounds. The N-O topological bond orders have been calculated for the first time, and the PETN atomic valences have been estimated.