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Promising CL‐20‐Based Energetic Material by Cocrystallization
Author(s) -
Anderson Stephen R.,
Dubé Pascal,
Krawiec Mariusz,
Salan Jerry S.,
Ende David J. am,
Samuels Philip
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.201600065
Subject(s) - cocrystal , yield (engineering) , mixing (physics) , sensitivity (control systems) , materials science , chemistry , crystallography , molecule , physics , organic chemistry , metallurgy , engineering , electronic engineering , hydrogen bond , quantum mechanics
A novel cocrystal (NEX‐1) of CL‐20 and MDNT is presented herein. The CL‐20: MDNT cocrystal, obtained in high yield by resonant acoustic mixing, shows new properties versus the discrete components. This is the first example of cocrystallization of CL‐20 where the new material is less sensitive to friction than CL‐20 itself, while demonstrating similar impact and ESD sensitivity. The CL‐20: MDNT cocrystal shows promise in the production of new energetic materials of interest by the cocrystallization of well‐characterized components.