“…Some polar groups, such as -COOH, -OH, and NH 2 , in aromatic energetic molecules decrease the value of Q det . [23] Similarly, the strength of these energetic materials is overestimated on the basis of a/d and b/d. Thus, a lowering parameter, V -, should be included in Equation (1) 282 (0.00) 3-Methyl-1,2,4,5-tetranitrobenzene 398 [32] 381 (0.04) 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzyl nitrate 405 [32] 403 (0.01) 2-Methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNT) 285 [3] 300 (-0.05) 300 [2a] 300 (0.00) 303 [32] 300 (0.01) 310 [28] 300 (0.03) 3-Methyl-2,4,6-trinitrophenol (or 2,4,6-trinitrocresol) 285 [29] 467 (0.03) Dipentaerythritolhexanitrate (DPEHN) 380 [35] 412 (-0.08) 2,4,6,2Ј,4Ј,6Ј-Hexanitrobiphenyl 344 70/30 AN/RDX 450 [31] 447 (0.01) 70/30 AN/PETN 450 [31] 456 (-0.01) 80/20 AN/TNT 430 [31] 436 (-0.01) 92/8 NG/NC (blasting gelatin) 563 [32] 530 (0.06) 70/30 PETN/NG 510 [29] 524 (-0.03) 80/20 PETN/NG 530 [29] 522 (0.02) 30/70 TNT/RDX 421 [32] 421 (0.00) 50/50 TNT/RDX 460 [31] 387 (0.16) 50/50 TNT/PETN (Pentolite) 360 [30] 421 (-0.17) 50/50 TNT/Hexyl (Novit 50/50) 315 [30] 309 (0.02) 60/40 TNT/Hexyl (Novit 60/40) 310 [32] 308 (0.01) a) Values in parentheses are relative errors.…”