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Alkyl Ammonium Cation Stabilized Biocidal Polyiodides with Adaptable High Density and Low Pressure
Author(s) -
He Chunlin,
Parrish Damon A.,
Shreeve Jean'ne M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201402176
Subject(s) - biocide , ammonium , chemistry , alkyl , iodine , moiety , decomposition , detonation , high pressure , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , explosive material , engineering physics , engineering
The effective application of biocidal species requires building the active moiety into a molecular back bone that can be delivered and decomposed on demand under conditions of low pressure and prolonged high‐temperature detonation. The goal is to destroy storage facilities and their contents while utilizing the biocidal products arising from the released energy to destroy any remaining harmful airborne agents. Decomposition of carefully selected iodine‐rich compounds can produce large amounts of the very active biocides, hydroiodic acid (HI) and iodine (I 2 ). Polyiodide anions, namely, I 3 − , I 5 − , which are excellent sources of such biocides, can be stabilized through interactions with large, symmetric cations, such as alkyl ammonium salts. We have designed and synthesized suitable compounds of adaptable high density up to 3.33 g cm −3 that are low‐pressure polyiodides with various alkyl ammonium cations, deliverable iodine contents of which range between 58.0–90.9 %.