A solar-energy-derived strained hydrocarbon as an energetic hypergolic fuel

作者:Pan Lun; Feng Ren; Peng Hao; E Xiu tian feng; Zou Ji Jun*; Wang Li; Zhang Xiangwen
来源:RSC Advances, 2014, 4(92): 50998-51001.
DOI:10.1039/c4ra08868a

摘要

Quadricyclane (QC), synthesized from photoisomerization and commonly used for solar-energy conversion and storage, is found to be an excellent hypergolic fuel. The ignition delay time of QC-N2O4 is 29ms, which is decreased to 18ms by addition of boron nanoparticles. Importantly, quadricyclane has 18.9% higher specific impulsion than currently used but dangerous dimethylhydrazine.