Evaluating Ionic Liquids as Hypergolic Fuels: Exploring Reactivity from Molecular Structure

Autor: Spencer A. Alaniz, Gregory Chatel, Preston A. Beasley, Steven P. Kelley, Robin D. Rogers, Luis A. Flores, O. Andreea Cojocaru, Patrick S. Barber, Parker D. McCrary
Přispěvatelé: Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Poitiers-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Energy and Fuels
Energy and Fuels, American Chemical Society, 2014, 28 (5), pp.3460-3473 ⟨10.1021/ef500264z⟩
ISSN: 0887-0624
1520-5029
Popis: International audience; A total of 38 ionic liquids (19 of which are new) comprised of 13 cations, 1-propargyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1-allyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1,3-dimethyl-imidazolium, 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1-methoxyethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1-methyl-4-butyl-1,2,4-triazolium, 1-methyl-4-allyl-1,2,4-triazolium, 1-methyl-4-amino-1,2,4-triazolium, N-butyl-N-methyl-pyrrolidinium, N-allyl-N-methyl-pyrrolidinium, N-allyl-pyridinium, and N-butyl-3-methyl-pyridinium, paired with three anions, dicyanamide, azide, and nitrocyanamide, have been prepared, characterized, and evaluated as potential hypergolic fuels by determining key physical, thermal, and ignition properties. The reactivity of these ionic liquids (32 liquids and 6 solids which melt below 100 degrees C) was strongly correlated to increased electron density in the cation, while small changes in physical properties had little effect beyond a certain threshold, suggesting that subtle changes in chemical reactivity can greatly influence the hypergolic ignition pathway.
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