Less sensitive oxygen-rich organic peroxides containing geminal hydroperoxy groups
Nipuni-Dhanesha H Gamage1, Benedikt Stiasny, Jörg Stierstorfer
1Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. chw@chem.wayne.edu.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|July 25, 2015
Summary
New organic peroxide compounds with bis(hydroperoxy)methylene groups exhibit high energy output and reduced sensitivity. These characteristics suggest potential applications in developing safer, high-performance peroxide-based explosives.
Area of Science:
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Science
- Energetic Materials
Background:
- Organic peroxides are widely used but often suffer from high sensitivity to stimuli.
- Developing energetic materials with improved safety profiles is a critical challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize and characterize novel oxygen-rich organic peroxide compounds.
- To evaluate the energetic properties and sensitivity of these new compounds.
Main Methods:
- Synthesis of organic compounds featuring two bis(hydroperoxy)methylene groups.
- Energetic testing, including impact and friction sensitivity assessments.
Main Results:
- The synthesized compounds are oxygen-rich organic peroxides.
- These compounds demonstrated significantly lower sensitivity to impact and friction compared to conventional organic peroxides.
- High energetic performance was confirmed.
Conclusions:
- The novel organic peroxides offer a promising combination of high energy and reduced sensitivity.
- These findings indicate potential for the development of advanced, safer peroxide-based explosives.
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