1,2-Bis(5-(trinitromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)diazene: a water stable, high-performing green oxidizer
Ajay Kumar Chinnam, Richard J. Staples, Jean’ne M. Shreeve
Abstract
Trinitromethane moieties are very important for the design and development of high performing dense green oxidizers. The novel oxidizer 1,2-bis(5-(trinitromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)diazene, 14 is stable in water in contrast to 1,2,4-oxadiazoles with other electron withdrawing substituents at the C5-position. Compound 14 is a CNO-based oxidizer with positive oxygen balance (+6.9%), moderate thermostability, and mechanical insensitivity that may find useful applications in the field of green rocket propallant.
Topics & Concepts
ThermostabilityChemistryOxygenRocket (weapon)Medicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryAerospace engineeringEnzymeEngineeringEnergetic Materials and CombustionThermal and Kinetic AnalysisChemical Reactions and Mechanisms