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Accession Number:
AD0503916
Title:
Thermal Decomposition Studies of a New Perchlorate Oxidizer
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. Jul-Oct 1968
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE ROCKET PROPULSION LAB EDWARDS AFB CA
Report Date:
1969-05-01
Pagination or Media Count:
48.0
Abstract:
The initial step in the thermal decomposition of methylenedioxyamine diperchlorate occurs at 60 C with the loss of a perchloric acid group to form the monoacid salt as an intermediate. As the temperature increases, the latter undergoes a concerted cyclization - cleavage reaction to form formamide and hydroxylammonium perchlorate. Mass spectrometry was used to formulate a working hypothesis for the decomposition. The existence of each of the postulated intermediates in the reaction was verified by independent experiments.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE