Ammonium perchlorate, is still widely use as a solid rocket propellant, despite its chronic toxicity and huge local environmental impact. That prompted us to explore the synthesis of borate-based high performance 'green' solid propellants, starting with the study of the coordination chemistry of  nitroformate (C(NO2)3)- and dinitramide (N(NO2)2-) with various boron substrates.

High oxygen borates as potential green replacements for ammonium perchlorate-based solid propellants

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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