Alkyl ammonium cation stabilized biocidal polyiodides with adaptable high density and low pressure.
The effective application of biocidal species requires building the active moiety into a molecular back bone that can be delivered and decomposed on demand under conditions of low pressure and prolonged high-temperature detonation. The goal is to destroy storage facilities and their contents while utilizing the biocidal products arising from the released energy to destroy any remaining harmful airborne agents. Decomposition of carefully selected iodine-rich compounds can produce large amounts of the very active biocides, hydroiodic acid (HI) and iodine (I2). Polyiodide anions, namely, I3(-), I5(-), which are excellent sources of such biocides, can be stabilized through interactions with large, symmetric cations, such as alkyl ammonium salts. We have designed and synthesized suitable compounds of adaptable high density up to 3.33 g cm(-3) that are low-pressure polyiodides with various alkyl ammonium cations, deliverable iodine contents of which range between 58.0-90.9%.
Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2343 (USA).
Chunlin
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He
Damon A
DA
Parrish
Jean'ne M
JM
Shreeve
D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D064751:Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D007454:Iodides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007455:Iodine / Q000737:chemistry; D017613:Iodine Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011312:Pressure; D013696:Temperature
D000143:Acids; D064751:Ammonium Compounds; D000838:Anions; D002412:Cations; D004202:Disinfectants; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D007454:Iodides; D017613:Iodine Compounds; C010466:hydroiodic acid; D007455:Iodine
X-ray diffraction; agent defeat weapons; decomposition products; iodine; polyiodides