Molecular structures and bond critical points of 2,4-dinitroimidazole complexes at MP2(full)/6-311++G(3df,2p) level. Structure and thermodynamic property of the 2,4-dinitroimidazole complex with methanol are investigated using the B3LYP and MP2(full) methods with the 6-31++G(2d,p) and 6-311++G(3df,2p) basis sets. Four types of hydrogen bonds (N–H…O, C–H…O, O–H…O (nitro oxygen) and O–H…π) are found. For the hydrogen-bonded complex having the highest binding energy, there is a N–H…O hydrogen bond. The complex formed by the N–H…O hydrogen bond can be produced spontaneously at room temperature and the equilibrium constant is predicted to be 6.354 and 1.219 at 1 atm with the temperature of 268.0 and 298.15 K, respectively.