Theory and Synthesis of New High Energy Density Materials

Abstract

Efforts are described to combine the NF4+ cation with highly energetic anions, such as NO(2), NO(3), and N(NO2)2. In the case of NO(3), the NO(3) anion was fluorinated already at very low temperatures by NF(4) to give fluorine nitrate in high yield. In the case of NO(2), the reaction with NF(4) yielded an unknown unstable decomposition product in low yield, but the reaction was very difficult to control and consistently exploded. In the case of N(NO2)2, again no stable salt was formed, and a thermally unstable decomposition product, probably FN(NO2)2, was observed by (19)FNMR spectroscopy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA408615

Entities

People

  • Greg W. Drake
  • Jeff A. Sheehy
  • Jerry A. Boatz
  • Karl O. Christe
  • William W. Wilson

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Buildings And Structures
  • California
  • Crystal Structure
  • Decomposition
  • Energy
  • Fluorine
  • High Energy
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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