Bis(borano)hypophosphite-based ionic liquids as ultrafast-igniting hypergolic fuels

Wenquan Zhang, Xiujuan Qi, Shi Huang, Jianling Li, Chenglong Tang, Jinshan Li, Qinghua Zhang

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Abstract

A family of hydride-rich bis(borano)hypophosphite-based ionic liquids was developed, which showed good water stability at room temperature and unexpected hypergolic reactivity with oxidizers. These ionic fluids have exhibited the shortest ignition delay times so far, demonstrating their application potential as hypergolic fuels or additives in liquid bipropellants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8978-8982
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume4
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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