Thermal decomposition of energetic materials 65. Conversion of insensitive explosives (NTO, ANTA) and related compounds to polymeric melon-like cyclic azine burn-rate suppressants
✍ Scribed by G.K. Williams; S.F. Palopoli; T.B. Brill
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 545 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0010-2180
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✦ Synopsis
Selected triazole, tetrazole, triazine, tetrazine, furazan, and acyclic backbone compounds are shown by IR spectroscopy to convert to polymeric, melon-like, cyclic azine residues upon heating to T >_ 500°C. These compounds include the insensitive explosives 3-nitro-l,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), 3-amino-5-nitro-l,2,4-triazole (ANTA), and nitroguanidine. The melon-like residue could suppress the burn rate if these compounds are formulated into solid rocket propellants. The IR-active gaseous products from thermolysis are determined as a function of pressure and are related to the atom connectivity in the parent molecules.