HIDEF Igniter Technology Program. Phase I. Final Report. Appendix A. Polyhedral Boranes in Pyrotechnic Applications

Abstract

A large body of literature exists on polyhedral boranes and the B10H10(-2) and B12H12(-2) ions in particular. The deca- and dodeca-ions are known to be of pyrotechnic utility, based on work performed in the early 1960s by DuPont and from 1975 to the present by a number of government and private laboratories. This Appendix contains the results of a concise literature search on polyhedral boranes (including synthesis, properties, and pyrotechnic behavior) which hold definite promise of being a 'HIDEF' black powder ignitor replacement. Much of the published information is patents. Section B gives a listing and abstracts of patents appropriate to HIDEF applications. Section C describes a literature survey on synthesis and properties of the basic ionic salts of B10H10(-2) and B12H12(-2).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1980
Accession Number
ADA118310

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  • Terrence P. Goddard

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  • Braddock Dunn & McDonald

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