PROPULSION RESEARCH PROGRAM. HYDRIDE AND FLUORIDE FORMATION BY ATOMIC REACTIONS
Abstract
This phase of the program is designed to provide basic information concerning the feasibility of synthesis of promising propellant ingredients. It is anticipated that the theoretical limits of hydride formation will be established and that the principles governing the best means of incorporating Fl into solid propellants will be determined. Experiments are designed to determine the maximum number of hydrogen bonds that various metals are capable of forming and their stabilities. It is anticipated that the synthesis of model compounds in which Fl is bonded to electronegative ligands will be accomplished. Preliminary experiments on fluoride formation involved a study of the concept of coordinating fluorine into solid-propellants via the use of S as a central coordinating atom for large numbers of highly energetic Fl-containing groups. A successful complex was obtained with tetramethylammonium fluoride. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0264244
Entities
People
- Benjamin M. Siegel
- R. Tunder
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation