Accession Number:

AD0625723

Title:

HIGH ENERGY OXIDIZERS

Descriptive Note:

Quarterly technical summary rept. for 1 May-31 Jul 1965

Corporate Author:

STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO RICHMOND CA WESTERN RESEARCH CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Christe, Karl O.
• Guertin, J. P.
• Pavlath, A. E.

Report Date:

1965-07-31

Pagination or Media Count:

27.0

Abstract:

Infrared and conductivity measurements show that MClF4 where M is NO, Rb, or Cs is ionic in the solid state and in solution, respectively. A square-planar structure point group D4h is assigned to the ClF4- anion in Rb ClF4- and Cs ClF4-. For the ClF4- anion in NO ClF4- the low-temperature infrared measurement indicates a lower symmetry at least as low as point group D2h. A vacuum line, which will enable running glow-discharge reactions at low temperatures and reduced pressures, was designed and built. Density measurements on the alkali metal difluorochlorates I indicate that the X-ray patterns given in the preceding Quarterly Report are probably due to small amounts of alkali metal bifluorides, present as impurities.

Descriptors:

• *NITROGEN
• *SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANTS
• ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
• CESIUM COMPOUNDS
• CHLORATES
• DENSITY
• ELECTRICITY
• FLUORIDES
• FLUOROCHLORIDES
• INFRARED SPECTRA
• IONS
• MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
• OXIDIZERS
• RUBIDIUM
• SOLIDS
• SOLUTIONS(MIXTURES)
• X RAY DIFFRACTION

Subject Categories:

• Inorganic Chemistry
• Solid Rocket Propellants

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE