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Hypergolic Triggers as Cocrystal Formers: Cocrystallization for Creating New Hypergolic Materials with Tunable Energy Content

Year: 2019

Type: preprint

Abstract: We demonstrate a cocrystal-based strategy to create new solid hypergols, i.e. materials exhibiting spontaneous ignition in contact with an oxidant, in which the energy content and density of the material can be changed without affecting the ignition delay. Using an imidazole-substituted decaborane as a hypergolic "trigger" component, in combination with energy-rich but non-hypergolic nitrobenzene, provides a hypergolic cocrystal with an ultrashort ignition delay, composed of hypergolic and fuel-containing domains.

Source: ChemRxiv

DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.8273654

Authors: Hatem M. Titi, Mihails Arhangelskis, Giovanni Rachiero, Tomislav Friscic, Robin Rogers

Institution: McGill University

Language: English

Topic: Energetic Materials and Combustion

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4241312438

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