Recent advances in the chemistry of N5+, N 5- and high-oxygen compounds

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-204

  Christe, Karl O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

High nitrogen compounds; High oxygen carriers; Liquid monopropellants; Oxidizer balanced ionic liquids; Polynitrogen

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HIGH-NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; HIGH-OXYGEN CARRIERS; POLYNITROGEN;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34547440167     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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