2,4,5-trinitroimidazole-based energetic salts.
2,4,5-Trinitroimidazolate (TNI) salts with "high-nitrogen" cations tend to be highly hydrogen bonded and have heats of formation ranging up to 616 kJ mol(-1). Density, oxygen balance, and thermostability are enhanced by the presence of TNI. Based on theoretical calculations, all of the new salts are potential propellants.
Gao
Haixiang
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Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, USA.
Ye
Chengfeng
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Gupta
Om D
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Xiao
Ji-Chang
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Hiskey
Michael A
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Twamley
Brendan
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Shreeve
Jean'ne M
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