Fire retardant compounds
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsKimberly-Alice D. Gregersen, James Craig Moreland, Ekaterina A. Badaeva, Andrew M. Zweig
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Abstract
Compounds with fire extinguishing properties having the formula: wherein R1 is —CR5R6R7 or —CR5R6CR8R9R10 as well as fire extinguishing units including one or more of the compounds.
Claims16
A fire extinguishing unit comprising a container and delivery system, the container containing a fire extinguishing compound having the formula:
- (F3C)C(R2)=CR3R4
- wherein
- R2 is iodo and R3 and R4 are both fluoro or R3 is hydrogen and R4 is fluoro;
- R2 is bromo, R3 is bromo and R4 is iodo;
- or
- R2 is fluoro, R3 is chloro, and R4 is iodo.
A fire extinguishing unit comprising a container and delivery system, the container containing a fire extinguishing compound having the formula:
- (F3C)C(R5)(R6)C(R2)=CR3R4
- wherein
- R5 and R6 are independently hydrogen or halogen;
- R2 is chloro, or iodo;
- and R3 and R4 are defined as follows:
- R3 is iodo and R4 is hydrogen;
- R3 and R4 are both fluoro;
- or
- R3 and R4 are both hydrogen.
A fire extinguishing unit comprising a container and delivery system, the container containing a fire extinguishing compound selected from the group consisting of 2,3-dibromo-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-butene;
- 2-iodoperfluoro-1-butene;
- 2-bromoperfluoro-1-butene;
- 3-iodo-3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-1-butene;
- 1-iodo-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-butene;
- 1-bromo-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-butene;
- 2-chloro-3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene;
- and combinations thereof.
A method for extinguishing a fire, the method comprising directing a compound of Formula I towards a fire, wherein Formula I is
- (F3C)C(R2)=CR3R4
- wherein
- R2 is iodo and R3 and R4 are both fluoro or R3 is hydrogen and R4 is fluoro;
- R2 is bromo, R3 is bromo and R4 is iodo;
- or
- R2 is fluoro, R3 is chloro, and R4 is iodo.
A method for extinguishing a fire, the method comprising directing a compound of Formula I towards a fire, wherein Formula I is
- (F3C)C(R5)(R6)C(R2)=CR3R4
- wherein
- R5 and R6 are independently hydrogen or halogen;
- R2 chloro, or iodo;
- and R3 and R4 are defined as follows:
- R3 is iodo and R4 is hydrogen;
- R3 and R4 are both fluoro;
- or
- R3 and R4 are both hydrogen.
A method for extinguishing a fire, the method comprising directing a fire extinguishing compound towards a fire, wherein the fire extinguishing compound is selected from the group consisting of 2,3-dibromo-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-butene;
- 2-iodoperfluoro-1-butene;
- 2-bromoperfluoro-1-butene;
- 3-iodo-3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-1-butene;
- 1-iodo-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-butene;
- 1-bromo-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-butene;
- 2-chloro-3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene;
- and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.