Selection and synthesis of energetic heterocyclic compounds suitable for use in insensitive explosive and propellant compositions

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Millar, Ross W ^a   Hamid, Javid ^a   Endsor, Robert ^a   Swinton, Peter F ^b   Cooper, John ^b  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b Ardeer Site   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detonation pressure; Heterocyclic synthesis; Insensitive energetic materials; Nitration

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; EXPLOSIVES; NITRATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES; BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS; DETONATION PRESSURE; EFFLUENT STREAMS; ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS; ENERGETIC MATERIALS; EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN RESEARCHES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HETEROCYCLIC SYNTHESIS; INSENSITIVE ENERGETIC MATERIALS; INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS; OXADIAZOLE; PLANT CONSTRUCTIONS; SCALE-UP; SENSITIVE COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS OF;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 54949099620     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200800211     Document Type: Conference Paper

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