Ideal gas thermodynamic properties of propellants and explosive compounds

The detailed ideal gas thermodynamic properties of 29 nitro and nitrate com pounds are calculated together with two of their radicals. Most of these co mpounds are high explosives: TNT, RDX, HMX, PETN, NPN, and NG, whereas othe rs serve as propellants or specialty fuels such as nitromethane. The thermo dynamic properties were calculated from fundamental molecular data. The mol ecular data were gathered from the literature or calculated for this purpos e. The enthalpy of formation of l-nitro-pentane is estimated to he -39.3 +/ - 0.5 kcal/mole, and that of 1-nitro-hexane is -44.3 +/- 0.7 kcal/mole.