An energetic nitrate ester acrylate monomer (4) was
synthesized in a total yield of 68% and polymerized to form the energetic
nitrate ester acrylate polymer (NEAP). Compound 4 is a liquid at room temperature with a melting point of
−8.6 °C and NEAP is a solid with a glass-transition
temperature of −8.8 °C. Intermediates leading to 4 and NEAP were characterized by high-resolution
mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy, and proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies
(1H and 13C{1H} NMR). Both 4 and NEAP have electrostatic discharge, friction,
and impact sensitivities comparable to those of trinitrotoluene, making NEAP a potential candidate for advanced energetic formulations.